Founded in 1890 by Bishop John Wordsworth, BWS has been proudly educating children from Salisbury and its surrounds for over 130 years. At its founding the school sought to be a centre for excellence in education right at the very heart of Salisbury. This remains the case and although we have expanded somewhat from the original 40 boys to a cohort of nearly 1200 boys (yr 7-13) and girls (yr 12-13) we have kept to the vision of our Founder and seek to encourage all our pupils to develop their potential to the full by setting themselves the highest standards of excellence and achievement. I hope the pages that follow give you a sense of the ambition, character and community that define Bishop Wordsworth’s School.