Overall Oxbridge
#1,169
3 ranked schools · -255 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
11
Offers
2
Offer rate18.2%
-4.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Trowbridge
On the River Biss in west Wiltshire, Trowbridge is the county town, home to around 37,000 residents spread across the urban area and the surrounding Biss valley settlements. Woollen cloth once defined the town. The Kennet and Avon Canal arrived in the late eighteenth century, carrying Somerset coal northward to power the mills that established Trowbridge as the foremost centre of woollen cloth production in south-west England.
Studley Green and Wingfield rank among the most school-competitive addresses for families seeking primary places, while Semington, to the north-east, draws parents to a quieter village catchment. Hilperton and Staverton extend the residential edge, while Great Western Railway services from Trowbridge station reach Bath Spa in around twenty minutes.
19
Primary
schools
3
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
of which3sixth forms·10faith23 total
Area Performance
Trowbridge schools rank in the top 67% of England
Across 26 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.96/10, -0.44 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
0% Elite
Distribution across all Trowbridge schools
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Trowbridge vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 67%
Across all ranked Trowbridge schools
Top 66%Primaryavg #9,905 of 14,978
Top 70%Secondaryavg #2,684 of 3,861
Top 67%Sixth formavg #1,703 of 2,554
Primary schools: 19 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.38 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,905
-16 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 66% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
55%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.38 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,905
-16 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 66% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
55%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.35 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,684
-20 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 70% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
41.4
+2.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.35 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,684
-20 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 70% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
41.4
+2.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.91 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,703
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 67% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
16%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
41%
-10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.91 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,703
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 67% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
16%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
41%
-10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
4
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#920
2 ranked schools · -147 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
7
Offers
2
Offer rate28.6%
-0.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Trowbridge
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Trowbridge
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Trowbridge
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