Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

School overview

Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school serving Salisbury, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 202 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Inadequate' in January 2026. 57% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 9.0 percentage points year on year. 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 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 31 first choices for 29 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 15.4 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.