King's Gate Primary School, Salisbury

In its own words: "At King's Gate Primary School, we are fully committed to promoting British values in line with recent Department for Education (DfE) recommendations and the requirements of the Equalities Act 2010 to keep children safe and prepare them for life in modern Britain."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Here at King's Gate Primary we welcome children, their parents and carers into a friendly, happy and hardworking environment where respect for others, positive attitudes towards work and behaviour are encouraged and nurtured. Our school sits on the housing development of Archers Gate and King's Gate in Amesbury, eight miles north of Salisbury."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, tennis, athletics, yoga, dance, coding, Lego and knitting.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at King's Gate Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (88% in reading, 88% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put King's Gate Primary School as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to King's Gate Primary School are Amesbury Archer Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury (0.5 miles, 35% reading, 25% maths); Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.7 miles, 80% reading, 71% maths); and Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, 77% reading, 82% maths).

King's Gate Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

King's Gate Primary School is one of 2 schools run by King Alfred Trust, an academy trust.

14.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (16.1%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) 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.

King's Gate Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer 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 King's Gate Primary School.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Great Amber Way (ne-bound), 210 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 77 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, King's Gate Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.