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Senior School Open Morning Registration
Sixth Form Open Evening – October 9th – Email Admissions to book on.
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Welcome to Chafyn Godolphin, an independent school in Salisbury and the city’s only all-through school, where children grow and learn from Nursery through to Sixth Form. With over three hundred years of history, we are a school shaped by our past but firmly focused on the future.
One of our greatest strengths is continuity. We support pupils throughout their entire school journey, building strong relationships and a deep understanding of each individual. This allows us to develop confident, capable young people who are well prepared for life beyond school.
Our approach to learning is centred on “enjoyable challenge”. Pupils are encouraged to aim high, take thoughtful risks, and learn from both success and failure. In doing so, they build not only academic success, but also resilience, curiosity, and kindness.
A strong sense of belonging underpins everything we do. Every pupil is known, valued, and supported from the moment they join us. This foundation gives them the confidence to try new things, contribute fully to school life, and support those around them.
Located on the edge of historic Salisbury in Wiltshire, we offer a unique blend of city culture and countryside access. Our age-appropriate campuses ensure pupils learn in environments suited to each stage of their development, helping them grow in confidence as they progress.
What truly defines Chafyn Godolphin is our people. Our staff inspire, challenge, and support pupils to achieve their best, both academically and personally.
I warmly invite you to visit us, see our school in action, and meet our pupils. There is no better way to experience what makes a Chafyn Godolphin education so distinctive.
Mr Chris Eades
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Every pupil knows themselves, grows in confidence and character, and develops the curiosity, courage and kindness to make a positive difference in the world.
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Recently merged, Chafyn Godolphin has become Salisbury’s leading and only co-educational all-through school, Nursery to Sixth Form, offering day and boarding options for prospective families. Ranked in the top 3% nationally for student progress in GCSE’s our value-added score places us in the top bracket nationally making us one of the best performing schools in Wiltshire. Something we are extremely proud of.
We bring together the strengths of two campuses under one united school to offer a seamless educational journey, helping every child grow in confidence, curiosity, kindness with a deep routed sense of belonging. Children at Chafyn Godolphin are academic, artistic, courageous, kind and independent
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The right amount of challenge is a combination of success and failure. It is important that children enjoy both in the right way. Success should lead to confidence, not complacency; failure to reapplication, not disillusionment. Children enjoy correctly pitched challenge, and we prize that as a key ingredient in everything we do.