Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School, Salisbury

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.2km)Possible (~1.7km)Unlikely (~2.2km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Karen Jeffery
Pupils:186 / 305 capacity
LA:Wiltshire
Phone:01980632309
Address:John French Way, Bulford Village, Salisbury, SP4 9HP
Trust:ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 8 months ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Requires Improvement

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 13 January 2026
URN:143007
UKPRN:10057106
Diocese:Diocese of Salisbury
Constituency:East Wiltshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its January 2026 inspection.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

13.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths+8ppWriting+9pp

Reading has remained stable at around 77%. Maths has improved from 74% to 82%. Writing has improved from 68% to 77%.

Class Sizes

23.3

Avg class size

26.5

Infant (KS1)

24.3

KS2

7

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Swattons Close (opp)
128m · 2 min walk
Clayton Road (W-bound)
157m · 3 min walk
Newmans Way (NE-bound)
216m · 4 min walk
Hampshire Close (NE-bound)
292m · 5 min walk
Salisbury Road (E-bound)
363m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

61%

Available places

186 pupils

305 capacity

119 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Salisbury

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,408
Projected new pupils:602

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Salisbury

Admissions Demand - Wiltshire

Low demand0.70x oversubscription

Places available

6,311

Applications

4,449

Got 1st preference

95.2%

Got preferred school

99.0%

Primary admissions across Wiltshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(2)

13 January 2026
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
4 June 2019
Requires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.84624%

Overall absence

18.82353%

Persistent absence

170

Enrolments

Authorised3.87699%
Unauthorised0.96925%
Persistent (10%+)18.82353%
Severe (50%+)1.17647%

Absence trend

4.28351%
18/19
2.89782%
20/21
6.00123%
21/22
4.6952%
22/23
4.40341%
23/24
4.84624%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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