Kingdown School

Term dates

We haven't checked Wiltshire's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 195 families put this school as their first choice, and 203 places were offered. 195 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 2 November 2022: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1347 (capacity 1668)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

ACORN EDUCATION TRUST

Phone

01985215551

Address

Woodcock Road, Warminster, BA12 9DR

Website

kingdown.wilts.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports