Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Warminster, Wiltshire·BA12 6NL
Composite score
32.5
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#12,879
National rank
#1353
In South West
#143
In Wiltshire
Top 88%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
6 first choices, 6 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
13
any preference, for 6 places
Applications from another council area
46%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
47
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
13.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,383
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy

Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Warminster, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 47 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, 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 102 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 13.4 pupils per teacher. Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy 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.

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