Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Salisbury (Wiltshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
You are here: Main School About Bishops Contact Absences: Please email to report an absence, in order for it to be authorised. If you are unable to email, please call the school and leave a message on the absence telephone line: 01722 333851 - option 1 Sixth Form Absences: Please email to report an absence, in order for it to be authorised.
All visitors must report to Reception on arrival. Please enter the school using the Exeter Street entrance. If visitors have an appointment with a member of staff they will be issued with a visitor's badge to identify them as bona fide guests. They will be guided to their appointment destination or their staff contact will be telephoned to advise of their visitor's arrival.
Parking is generally not permitted on the school site. All visitors have to check out at Reception following their appointment. At this point they must return their visitor's badge to the duty Receptionist and exit the school via Exeter Street. No parent or visitor is permitted to enter any school buildings including the Sports Hall without permission, for any reason.
Reception is staffed from 8.30 am to 4.15 pm daily.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
30 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Famous Wordsworthians
- Wordsworth Magazine
- Corporate Partners
- BWS Network
- Business Studies
- Latin Classical Civilisation
- Design Technology
- Drama
- English
- Geography
- History
- German
- Spanish
- Mathematics
- The Choir
- Ensembles
and 14 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136500
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (20 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.16 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Thorne Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mr Webster Gauhar Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mr Richard James Bacon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Brown Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Oliver Clark Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Martin James Williams Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hilary Jenkins Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Graham Branagan Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Andre Cary Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alison Moira Herberts Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Christopher Lewis Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Clive Barnett | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mr Alan Willis Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Jane Ranaboldo Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark John Lascelles Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andy Cooper Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Payne Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| N/A N/A The Diocesan Bishop of Salisbury | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2015 |
| N/A N/A The Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2011 |
| N/A N/A Salisbury Diocese Board of Education | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2011 |
| Mrs Julia Phippard Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record