Free schools · Wiltshire

King's Gate Primary School

4–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146091URN

Great Amber Way, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7GD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.3 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

94 applications for 30 places · 3rd of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2020

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%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 · 7 November 2023Ofsted'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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

94 applications · 30 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 3.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 3.0; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.4; Wiltshire median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 6 of 7 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	30	94	3.1	45	1.50
Sep 2025	30	88	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2024	30	82	2.7	47	1.57
Sep 2023	29	54	1.9	27	0.93
Sep 2022	30	79	2.6	38	1.27
Sep 2021	29	87	3.0	27	0.93
Sep 2020	30	73	2.4	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 93% · Maths 87% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%15th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard73%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard47%

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	80%	27%	111	108
2023/24	82%	12%	108	104
2022/23	38%	6%	103	103

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

King's Gate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Amesbury Archer Primary School
0.4 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury
0.8 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.9applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.1 km · Wiltshire

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
3.5 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School
3.6 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
4.3 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Kiwi Primary School
4.4 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard

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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146091 · 865/2044
Trust: King Alfred Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 210 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 2 September 2019
Address: Great Amber Way, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7GD
Local authority: Wiltshire

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