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Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

URN
149473
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
URN
149473
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

59 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

39

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

50

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#110 of 147 schools in Wiltshire

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

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: 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 Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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
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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
16 March 2026
Inspection date
27 January 2026
Inspection type
Academy First Section 5
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 27 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)

28

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

51

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

26

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)

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wiltshire to reach your council's application system.

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 %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

71.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

57.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SP4 7AX - Kitchener Road, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Contact details

Address
Kitchener Road, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Postcode
SP4 7AX
Phone
1980623009
Website
-
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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 27 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 March 202627 January 2026Academy First Section 5Report cardView report for inspection published 16 March 2026
    23 May 202229 March 2022Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1InadequateView report for inspection published 23 May 2022
    • Report card

      Published
      16 March 2026
      Inspected
      27 January 2026
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
      View report
    • Inadequate

      Published
      23 May 2022
      Inspected
      29 March 2022
      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

    51.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 24

    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
    Amesbury Church of England Aided Junior School62 mPrimaryClosed
    Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School107 mPrimaryClosed
    Amesbury Infants' School151 mPrimaryClosed
    Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury366 mPrimaryOpen
    Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury367 mPrimaryClosed
    The Stonehenge School527 mSecondaryOpen
    King's Gate Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Amesbury Archer Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Amesbury Archer Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Avondale Preparatory School2.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    • Amesbury Church of England Aided Junior School
      Distance
      62 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
      Distance
      107 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Amesbury Infants' School
      Distance
      151 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury
      Distance
      366 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wiltshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySP5 3BDClosed
    Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySP5 3BDOpen
    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
      Closed
    • Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SP5 3BD
      Status
      Open
    • Alderbury County Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SP5 3DR
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldermoor First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
  • Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury
    Distance
    367 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Stonehenge School
    Distance
    527 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • King's Gate Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Amesbury Archer Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Amesbury Archer Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Avondale Preparatory School
    Distance
    2.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • All Cannings Church of England Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SN10 3PG
    Status
    Open