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Founded in 1890 by John Wordsworth, Bishop of Salisbury, the school offers high quality teaching, pastoral support and a range of opportunities for students. Located in the Cathedral Close, the school has a strong tradition of academic excellence, music, sport and the arts.
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Bishop Wordsworth's School is a Church of England boys' grammar school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for boys aged 11 to 18. The school is regularly amongst the top-performing schools in England, and in 2010 was the school with the best results in the English Baccalaureate.
Bishop Wordsworth's School is a coeducational secondary school in Salisbury, founded in 1890. It has a rich heritage, a diverse curriculum and a strong community spirit.
Bishop Wordsworth's School, Exeter Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2ED - Telephone: 01722 333851 - Facsimile: 01722 325899 - admin@bws.wilts.sch.uk
The school was known at the time as the Bishop’s School, being renamed the year after the Bishop’s death as "Bishop Wordsworth’s School". John Wordsworth was married twice, first to Susan Esther Coxe (1870) who died at the palace in 1894 and then to Mary Anne Frances Williams (1896).
After Bishop Wordsworth's death in 1911, the school was renamed to Bishop Wordsworth's School to continue the lasting tradition of quality education that he had started. In July 1892 the school adopted its first Science Specialism(!) and as a result the Chemistry Lab was equipped that year too.
A state school for boys in Salisbury with outstanding Ofsted rating and high quality education. Find out about the school's features, review, data, SEN provision and catchment area.