Salisbury Sixth Form College
Salisbury Sixth Form College is a free schools 16 to 19 in Salisbury for boys and girls aged 16 to 19. It has 451 pupils and room for 460. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
66-78 Tollgate Road, Salisbury, SP1 2JJ01722 597970salisbury6c.ac.ukMr Ben Hillier principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
203 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 203 | 166 | 164 | 156 | 304 | 271 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 30.36 | 31.18 | 30.21 | 33.46 | 24.60 | 26.82 |
| Average A level grade | C | C | C | C+ | D+ | C- |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 26.35 | 29.27 | 27.41 | 31.50 | 20.18 | 22.13 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
| A level progressA level value added | +0.12 | +0.22 | – | – | -0.40 | -0.15 |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 35.35 | 35.35 | 32.68 | 32.42 | – | – |
| T levels: points per entry | 31.23 | 37.50 | – | 37.95 | – | – |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 91% | 90% | 93% | 85% | 71% | 91% |
A level subjects
16 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.
Every A level subject against England, 2025
A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wiltshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (56), Autistic spectrum disorder (23), emotional and mental health (12), Other difficulty or disability (3), Physical disability (2), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 451 | 396 | 364 | 330 | 322 | 312 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 8% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 13% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 15% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 161 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 91%, compared with 87% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 69% went on to degree-level study or training and 13% to a top-third university.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 88% | 89% | 86% | – |
| Education | 37% | 38% | 32% | – |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 6% | 1% |
| Work | 48% | 46% | 48% | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 11% | 7% | 10% | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | Academy | 260 m | 141 | Inadequate 2023 | 2 | Compare |
| Chafyn-Godolphin | Independent | 350 m | 255 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 630 m | 1,193 | Report card 2026 | 96 | Compare |
| St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury | Roman Catholic | 690 m | 209 | Good 2024 | 90 | Compare |
| Salisbury Cathedral School | Independent | 740 m | 230 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Five Rivers Online School | Online provider | 850 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Spires | Independent | 910 m | 34 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Leehurst Swan School | Independent (grammar) | 0.8 miles | 183 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Salisbury Sixth Form College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Salisbury Sixth Form College yet.
How many pupils does Salisbury Sixth Form College have?
451 pupils aged 16 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 460 places, so it is 98% full.
How big are the classes at Salisbury Sixth Form College?
The average class had 24.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 6% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Salisbury Sixth Form College have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C. 16 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 66-78 Tollgate Road, Salisbury, SP1 2JJ
- Telephone
- 01722 597970
- Website
- www.salisbury6c.ac.uk
- Principal
- Mr Ben Hillier
- Type of school
- Free schools 16 to 19 (Free schools 16 to 19, free schools)
- Phase
- Sixth form / post-16, ages 16-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Magna Learning Partnership (11 schools)
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward
- Salisbury Milford
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2014 (new provision)
- URN
- 140621 · LAESTAB 8654004 · UKPRN 10046731
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.