Horningsham Primary School, WARMINSTER
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Horningsham Primary School excels at creating a caring, inclusive environment where every child feels valued and supported. The school has outstanding personal development provision that helps pupils develop resilience, empathy and understanding of the world beyond school. Parents are unanimously positive about the school, with all praising how well their children are looked after.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development programme that builds pupils' knowledge of healthy lifestyles, online safety, relationships and aspirations
- Consistently high attendance rates, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, with rare persistent absence
- Strong behaviour and conduct across the school with pupils showing politeness, respect and empathy
- Effective teaching of reading and mathematics that prepares pupils well for secondary school
- Caring pastoral support that permeates everything the school does
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not apply phonics knowledge consistently well to spell accurately
- Tasks are not always designed precisely enough for pupils to deepen knowledge and explore complex content
- Teaching activities in early years do not always focus on the most essential knowledge children need next
- Leaders' evaluation of how effectively pupils deepen their knowledge to excel academically is at an earlier stage
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Eco warriors, sports leaders, school council, team time projects in vertical age groups
Horningsham Primary School is a small, inclusive primary school where pupils are proud to attend and feel safe and happy. The school has strong systems for attendance and behaviour, with consistently high rates above national averages.
At a Glance
7.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2025/26 academic year
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
Getting There
Bus Stops
Commute Calculator
Find out if this school is reachable from your home - before you apply
What are my chances?
Enter your postcode to estimate your probability of getting a place.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
68 pupils
84 capacity
16 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - WARMINSTER
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for WARMINSTER
Admissions Demand - Wiltshire
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(8)
House Prices
Moving into the catchment? See what homes near this school actually cost
SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
Teacher qualification rates, pupil-to-teacher ratio, staff turnover, and salary data. Shows how well-resourced and stable the school's workforce is.
School Funding
Annual funding per pupil, total budget, pupil premium grants, and how the school's resources compare to similar schools nationally.
Pupil Absence2024/25
2.17702%
Overall absence
0%
Persistent absence
59
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Reviews
No reviews yet - be the first to leave one.
Do you work at this school?
Claim your profile free to get a verified badge, update your contact details, and see how many parents are viewing your page.