Bratton Primary School

Community school·Primary school Westbury, Wiltshire·BA13 4RL
Composite score
57.4
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#4,717
National rank
#430
In South West
#47
In Wiltshire
Top 32%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
94%
16 first choices, 20 places
First choices per place
0.80
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
35
any preference, for 20 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9720231.0020240.9420250.802026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Wiltshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Bratton Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
139
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
18.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,187
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Bratton Primary School is a primary school serving Westbury, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 139 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bratton Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 17.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 94% of the families who made Bratton Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 21.4 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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