Academy sponsor led · Wiltshire

Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149473URN

Kitchener Road, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7AX

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

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

2.1per place

0.2 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

61 applications for 29 places · 34th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 16 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected 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

27 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
29 March 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 131215

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Wiltshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

61 applications · 29 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 3.5; Wiltshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 131215), 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	61	2.1	31	1.07
Sep 2025	28	51	1.8	24	0.86
Sep 2024	24	45	1.9	22	0.92
Sep 2023	16	36	2.3	14	0.88
Sep 2022 *	25	50	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2021 *	24	83	3.5	22	0.92
Sep 2020 *	34	85	2.5	30	0.88
Sep 2019 *	40	97	2.4	37	0.93
Sep 2018 *	60	150	2.5	82	1.37
Sep 2017 *	60	134	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2016 *	90	160	1.8	81	0.90
Sep 2015 *	60	132	2.2	77	1.28
Sep 2014 *	40	82	2.1	35	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 78% · Maths 71% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%102nd of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	57%	2%	104	104
2023/24	48%	12%	104	101
2022/23

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

Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury
0.4 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.9applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
King's Gate Primary School
1.1 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School
2.7 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
2.8 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Larkhill Primary School
3.9 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 50%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149473 · 865/2058
Trust: Magna Learning Partnership
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 450 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2022
Replaced: Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 131215)
Address: Kitchener Road, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7AX
Local authority: Wiltshire

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