The predecessor schools of Sarum Academy served the Salisbury area for well over 280 years and the Academy is proud to continue to do so.

St. Thomas' Church, Salisbury

Historically the Academy has a long and interesting history related closely to the number of buildings on the site. The first school in the history of the institution originates from St Thomas’ Charity School, opened in 1725, which was situated in the High Street next to Cathedral Close. In 1863 it relocated for the first time to larger premises opposite St Thomas’ Church in St Thomas’ Square. The boy’s schoolroom occupied the ground floor whilst the girls were educated on the first floor. In 1928 education was entirely reorganised within the City and the Girls’ School ceased to exist.

In 1957 St Thomas’ Boys’ School was relocated to the current site. In 1958 Westwood Girls’ School opened on the same site. In 1973 the two schools amalgamated and became Westwood St Thomas’ School. In September 2005, as a result of a review of the education system in West Salisbury, Westwood St Thomas’ School changed from a 13 – 18 school to an 11 – 18 school. From September 2006, one of the first changes to come into effect was the re-naming of the school to Salisbury High School.

On 1^st September 2010 Sarum Academy opened on the existing school site. The Academy is the only school in Salisbury that is fully comprehensive, co-educational and has a sixth form.