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Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School

URN
143007
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
URN
143007
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

77 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

70

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

77

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#33 of 147 schools in Wiltshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School

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Question 2

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
12 March 2026
Inspection date
13 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

22

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

40

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

22

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.82×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wiltshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wiltshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.bulfordstleonards.org.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

77.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

77.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

82.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

73.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SP4 9HP - John French Way, Bulford Village, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Contact details

Address
John French Way, Bulford Village, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Postcode
SP4 9HP
Phone
1980632309
Website
www.bulfordstleonards.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wiltshire
Local authority code
865

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 584 schools in Wiltshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

584

Open schools

266

Closed schools

318

Primary schools

393

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Early years

    Needs attention
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 March 202613 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 12 March 2026
    12 September 202320 June 2023Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1Requires improvementView report for inspection published 12 September 2023
    • Report card

      Published
      12 March 2026
      Inspected
      13 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      12 September 2023
      Inspected
      20 June 2023
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    55.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 22

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    76

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary393 (67.3%)
    • Secondary76 (13.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other115 (19.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Avondale Preparatory School557 mNot applicableOpen
    Haig County Primary School739 mPrimaryClosed
    Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Avon Valley Academy1.4 kmSecondaryOpen
    Avon Valley College1.4 kmSecondaryClosed
    Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School1.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Kiwi Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Stonehenge School2.3 kmSecondaryOpen
    • Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Avondale Preparatory School
      Distance
      557 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Haig County Primary School
      Distance
      739 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School
      Distance
      1.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wiltshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySP5 3BDOpen
    Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySP5 3BDClosed
    Alderbury County Primary SchoolPrimarySP5 3DRClosed
    Aldermoor First SchoolPrimary-Closed
    All Cannings Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySN10 3PGOpen
    • Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SP5 3BD
      Status
      Open
    • Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SP5 3BD
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderbury County Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SP5 3DR
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldermoor First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    Avon Valley Academy
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Avon Valley College
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kiwi Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Stonehenge School
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • All Cannings Church of England Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SN10 3PG
    Status
    Open