Community school · Wiltshire

Nursteed Community Primary School

4–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
132832URN

Brickley Lane, Devizes, SN10 3BF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

31 applications for 22 places · 103rd of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 2 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Needs attention
Achievement		Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years		Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 7 Needs attention
28 February 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
3 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 3.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 3.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.6; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 3.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 3.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 3.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 3.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2025	17	39	2.3	17	1.00
Sep 2024	24	46	1.9	22	0.92
Sep 2023	23	61	2.7	19	0.83
Sep 2022	27	61	2.3	26	0.96
Sep 2021	30	109	3.6	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	99	3.3	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	78	2.6	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	100	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2017	30	88	2.9	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	105	3.5	52	1.73
Sep 2015	30	90	3.0	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	116	3.9	58	1.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 64% · Maths 50% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%145th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	4%	103	101
2023/24	52%	4%	103	102
2022/23	50%	3%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Nursteed Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Southbroom St James Academy
0.8 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

64%met the SATs standard
Southbroom Infants' School
1.2 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
1.3 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Wansdyke School
1.5 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes
2.1 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Rowde CofE Academy
3.9 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Urchfont Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 132832 · 865/2005
Capacity: 210 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 25.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Brickley Lane, Devizes, SN10 3BF
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources