Academy converter · Wiltshire

Wansdyke School

4–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139303URN

Downlands Road, Devizes, SN10 5EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

54 applications for 30 places · 64th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%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 28 April 2026Published 9 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

28 April 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.4; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 3.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9

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	30	54	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	46	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	63	2.1	37	1.23
Sep 2023	30	56	1.9	38	1.27
Sep 2022	23	40	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2021	30	66	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2020	30	71	2.4	42	1.40
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	38	1.27
Sep 2018	30	66	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	74	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	65	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	70	2.3	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	51	1.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 67% · Maths 64% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%117th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	54%	10%	108	107
2023/24	68%	6%	108	105
2022/23	61%	5%	107	107

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

Wansdyke SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Southbroom St James Academy
0.7 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
Nursteed Community Primary School
1.5 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes
1.5 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Rowde CofE Academy
3.3 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2024

1.0applications 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139303 · 865/2193
Trust: Acorn Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Wansdyke Community School (URN 126267)
Address: Downlands Road, Devizes, SN10 5EF
Local authority: Wiltshire

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