Winterslow Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Salisbury, Wiltshire·SP5 1RD
Composite score
56.4
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#5,008
National rank
#453
In South West
#53
In Wiltshire
Top 34%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
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
100%
25 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
44
any preference, for 25 places
Applications from another council area
16%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Winterslow Church of England Primary School 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
167
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,102
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Winterslow Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Winterslow Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 167 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Winterslow Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 25 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.7%. There are about 19.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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