in 1922, the school received further county and government grants. in the inter-war years, numbers of pupils on roll increased steadily, and by 1929 there were 262. the junior department was reorganised as a kindergarten and preparatory form, catering for 61 children aged 8 to 10. however, the number of pupils over the age of 16 was proportionally small in comparison with the average for wiltshire grammar schools, and so there was no separate "sixth form", although a few pupils did go on to university, some with the aid of county scholarships.