Academy sponsor led · Wiltshire

St Martin's CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
141Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150284URN

Shady Bower, Salisbury, SP1 2RG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

2.3 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

21 applications for 5 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 17 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Early years provision		Inadequate

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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

4.2applications per place, Reception

2.3 above Wiltshire median (1.9) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

21 applications · 5 places offered · 4 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as St Martin's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 126413), 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	5	21	4.2	4	0.80
Sep 2025	14	23	1.6	6	0.43
Sep 2024	15	26	1.7	8	0.53
Sep 2023 *	12	18	1.5	6	0.50
Sep 2022 *	13	22	1.7	8	0.62
Sep 2021 *	10	22	2.2	9	0.90
Sep 2020 *	19	25	1.3	10	0.53
Sep 2019 *	15	30	2.0	14	0.93
Sep 2018 *	19	33	1.7	19	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	45	1.5	15	0.50
Sep 2016 *	23	40	1.7	21	0.91
Sep 2015 *	26	41	1.6	18	0.69
Sep 2014 *	25	36	1.4	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 63% · Maths 89% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%139th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	47%	0%	102	105
2023/24
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

St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2023

4.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Sixth Form College
0.3 km · Wiltshire

Not yet inspected
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury
0.9 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock
1.4 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury
1.6 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

70%met the SATs standard
Wyndham Park Infants' School
1.6 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Longford Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2023

4.5applications per place
Harnham Infants' School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place
Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

2026

57%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: 150284 · 865/2062
Trust: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 141 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: St Martin's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 126413)
Address: Shady Bower, Salisbury, SP1 2RG
Local authority: Wiltshire

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