Free schools · Wiltshire

St. Peter's CE Primary Academy

4–11Ages
353Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145166URN

Xanten Way, Salisbury, SP2 9FL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

98 applications for 59 places · 81st of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

98 applications · 59 places offered · 61 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 3.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0

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	59	98	1.7	61	1.03
Sep 2025	59	96	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2024	44	76	1.7	43	0.98
Sep 2023	45	83	1.8	51	1.13
Sep 2022	45	88	2.0	52	1.16
Sep 2021	36	78	2.2	43	1.19
Sep 2020	30	105	3.5	57	1.90
Sep 2019	30	65	2.2	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 90% · Maths 88% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%8th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	85%	18%	107	108
2023/24	78%	12%	107	105
2022/23	78%	22%	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

St. Peter's CE Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
1.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Pembroke Park Primary School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary
2.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
2.8 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School
3.0 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School
3.3 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Old Sarum Primary School
3.4 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145166 · 865/2036
Trust: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 353 on roll
Free school meals: 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Xanten Way, Salisbury, SP2 9FL
Local authority: Wiltshire

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