Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Salisbury

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Generally, pupils achieve well and gain the knowledge and skills they need to be well prepared for their next stage of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders use precise and effective systems to monitor pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is well designed and ensures that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, gain the essential knowledge needed for their next stage of education."

Early years - Expected standard. "Warm relationships between adults and children and consistent routines are the norm in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are quick to identify any barriers that pupils may face."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and the trust act with integrity and make decisions in the best interests of pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's programme for personal development is well thought through."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teachers have the knowledge and skills they need to consistently design highly effective learning activities that help pupils to deepen their knowledge, skills and understanding so that pupils excel in their learning across all curriculum subjects. • Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years maximise every opportunity they have to engage children, particularly the most disadvantaged and vulnerable, in high-quality interactions that develop and extend their knowledge and vocabulary".

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury (0.2 miles, 35% reading, 25% maths); King's Gate Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Amesbury Archer Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); and Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School (1.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths).

Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Magna Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (as of April 2026): 88% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

0.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Library (outside), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 72 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 6.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.