Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School, Salisbury

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff communicate their expectations about attendance consistently to pupils and their families."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "New leaders have overhauled the curriculum in all subjects."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school has a wholly inclusive vision."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Many leaders are relatively new."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal development and wellbeing offer supports pupils to thrive."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils achieve well in mathematics and reading."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leaders have identified that increasing numbers of children join the Nursery Year with gaps in their communication and language skills."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that they strengthen pupils' writing accuracy and fluency so that pupils progress well"; "Leaders should ensure that all early years staff develop the expertise required to deliver the curriculum as intended. This includes providing consistently high-quality interactions that develop and extend children's knowledge and vocabulary"; "Leaders should ensure that staff check pupils' understanding of the curriculum and swiftly remedy any misunderstandings".

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School are Hale Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 81% reading, 69% maths); Downton CofE VA Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths); Breamore Church of England Primary School (3.2 miles, Good, 92% reading, 83% maths); and Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School.

Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England 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.

41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 56% would recommend the school, 73% say their child is happy there and 41% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (73%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (41%).

3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 25 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 5 (4.6%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 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 Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village Hall (n-bound), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often burglary, vehicle crime and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34).

In 2024/25, Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.