Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School

School overview

Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is a primary school serving Salisbury, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 88 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. 40% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 19 first choices for 14 places. Overall pupil absence was 3.2%. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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.