Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School, Salisbury
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Salisbury, part of Acorn Education Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. It was 60% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wiltshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School in detail
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School in its own words
In its own words: "At Durrington All Saints, our aim is to develop happy young people with enquiring minds, a spirit of curiosity, love and respect for themselves, others and the environment so that they will have the skills, resilience and adaptability to thrive in a rapidly changing world."
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very proud to be a Church of England Primary Academy, part of the Acorn Education Trust . We aim to work together to provide a safe and secure environment where all our children can become confident and independent learners, working at their own level of ability in order to reach their full potential."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, choir, Lego, gardening, eco club and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £4 per morning.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School are Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 77% reading, 82% maths); St Michael's Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 44% reading, 53% maths); and Kiwi Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 54% maths).
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolBulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary SchoolSt Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolKiwi Primary School
The trust
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is one of 21 schools run by Acorn Education Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
60 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 95% 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 (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).
Who goes there
5.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 7 pupils (7.7%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Road (s-bound), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Children love coming to school and feel safe thanks to kind, caring staff who build strong relationships. The school excels at teaching reading through expert phonics and quickly spots pupils who need help. The school takes an inclusive approach, ensuring pupils with special educational needs are fully supported to learn alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Reading is a high priority with expert phonics teaching and quick identification of pupils who need catch-up support
- Strong inclusive approach with effective support for pupils with SEND tailored to their needs
- Well-sequenced curriculum with clear identification of what pupils should learn and when
- Positive behaviour and attitudes throughout the school with orderly, calm movement and respectful pupils
- Strong attendance culture and well-planned transition to junior school
Areas for Improvement
- Writing curriculum does not adequately support pupils to form letters correctly and construct grammatically accurate sentences before moving to longer pieces
- Some areas of the wider curriculum lack activities that help pupils develop deeper understanding of content
- Teachers do not consistently give pupils tasks to extend and deepen their knowledge across the curriculum
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective with strong systems in place and a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Trip to Salisbury Cathedral with pottery making, visit to local safari park, school council, playpod leaders, school librarians, before-school club
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is a Good school where pupils love attending and benefit from kind, caring staff with high expectations. The school has developed an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum and provides strong support for reading and pupils with special educational needs.
At a Glance
5.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
60 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
22.8
Avg class size
22.8
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
Summer Fayre
13 Jun 2026
School council visit to Amesbury Abbey Residential Home
20 May 2026
David Attenborough's 100th birthday
8 May 2026
KS1 Geography fieldwork
7 May 2026
Year 2 Inter-schools athletics event
7 May 2026
Durrington 'Small Saints'
17 Apr 2026
From Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School.
- Junior Adventures Group @ Durrington CofE Junior School SP4630m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is in Wiltshire; for families living there:
Apply to Wiltshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wiltshire is 4 (the median across 265 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
60%
Available places
108 pupils
180 places
72 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Salisbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Salisbury
Across Wiltshire council
Places available
6,156
Applications
4,455
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Wiltshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
7
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
7.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
91
Total Pupils
50
Boys
41
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
13.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,605
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,675
Per pupil
£676k
Total funding
£5k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Persistent absence
80
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
Questions parents ask about Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
What is Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
No fixed boundary. When Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is oversubscribed, Wiltshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School was not full in 2025: it ran at 60% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
Classes at Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School average 22.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School has around 91 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School in 2024/25. 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
Apply through Wiltshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School: Junior Adventures Group @ Durrington CofE Junior School SP4 (630m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wiltshire is 4 (the median across 265 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is at School Road, Durrington, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 8HJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)