Horningsham Primary School

School overview

Horningsham Primary School is a primary school serving WARMINSTER, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 70 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. 89% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Horningsham Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 14 first choices for 12 places. Overall pupil absence was 3.7%. There are about 17.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Horningsham Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.