News & Events
Chaucer Heritage Trust Competition Winner
Congratulations to Rose in Year 10 who won the intermediate age category of the Chaucer Heritage Trust's Canterbury Tales Writing Competition 2023/24 on the theme of 'Being Part of a Group.' Rose, who has a passion for English, wrote her winning poem about her...
SWGS Listed in Parent Power Guide
SWGS has been listed amongst the UK’s top schools in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide. This is a huge achievement and testament to the incredible dedication of students and staff alike. In addition, our Progress 8 score (a measure of how much a student has...
Prerana Awarded Prestigious Arkwright Scholarship
Congratulations to Prerana who has been awarded the prestigious and competitive Arkwright Engineering Scholarship, sponsored by the Royal Air Force, following a rigorous application process. The official presentation took place recently at Benn Hall in Rugby....
Students Join Young Researcher Training Programme
Well done to Wanzi and Naana who have been successful in their application to join the Young Researcher Training Programme run by University of Southampton in collaboration with Southampton City Council. Wanzi and Naana are part of the initiative to develop a youth...
French Trip to Normandy
Last week, Year 10 and 13 French students stayed at an immersion centre in the beautiful Normandy countryside. The animateurs at the centre communicated with the students in French the whole time, so it was exceptionally good for their listening skills. They were...
Celebrating the Cultural Diversity at SWGS
On Monday, our sixth formers showcased the rich cultural diversity of our SWGS community with singing, dancing, music, food and traditional clothing from The Philippines, Tahiti, Nigeria, the Caribbean, India, Bangladesh, Brazil and more. Students from across the...
Super Saturday of Sport
South Wilts Grammar School’s sports teams had a super Saturday of sport with the Inter and Senior cross country teams both qualifying for the nationals, and the U14 and U16 netball teams qualifying for the South West championships. The cross country teams travelled to...
CyberFirst Gold Award for SWGS
South Wilts Grammar School has been awarded CyberFirst GOLD status for delivering excellence in cyber security education. This is in recognition of the school's commitment to computer science and cyber, its curriculum, student recruitment and progression, as well as...
96th Speech Day at Salisbury Cathedral
On 19 September, South Wilts Grammar School welcomed guests to their 96th speech day event in the magnificent Salisbury Cathedral. It was an opportunity to celebrate student achievements and thank staff for their contribution and commitment. Guest speaker and alumna,...
SWGS Celebrates Another Excellent Year of GCSE Results
We are exceptionally delighted and proud with how our students performed this year, both in terms of achievement and progress. A total of 160 students took their examinations. The number of students achieving the very highest grades is again outstanding, 71% of all...