Academy converter · Wiltshire

Old Sarum Primary School

4–11Ages
242Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149207URN

Pheasant Drive, Old Sarum, Salisbury, SP4 6GH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.7 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

35 applications for 29 places · 118th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 0.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 0.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Old Sarum Primary School (URN 134788), the previous school.

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	29	35	1.2	29	1.00
Sep 2025	19	20	1.1	14	0.74
Sep 2024	35	42	1.2	32	0.91
Sep 2023	42	51	1.2	40	0.95
Sep 2022 *	25	37	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2021 *	40	66	1.7	39	0.98
Sep 2020 *	50	62	1.2	46	0.92
Sep 2019 *	43	51	1.2	35	0.81
Sep 2018 *	43	56	1.3	39	0.91
Sep 2017 *	42	35	0.8	26	0.62
Sep 2016 *	31	41	1.3	28	0.90
Sep 2015 *	30	47	1.6	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	27	25	0.9	23	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 56% · Maths 46% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%155th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard46%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	38%	0%	100	98
2023/24	31%	4%	102	99
2022/23	43%	2%	103	101

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

Old Sarum Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Greentrees Primary School
1.4 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Wyndham Park Infants' School
2.2 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury
2.3 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

70%met the SATs standard
Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock
2.8 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place
Pembroke Park Primary School
3.0 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
3.1 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149207 · 865/3464
Trust: Magna Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 242 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2022
Replaced: Old Sarum Primary School (URN 134788)
Address: Pheasant Drive, Old Sarum, Salisbury, SP4 6GH
Local authority: Wiltshire

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