Nursteed Community Primary School, Devizes

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Nursteed Community Primary School on 7 areas: 7 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over time, pupils have not been well prepared for their next stage of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Attendance is a whole-school priority."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders have an overall understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Needs attention. "The school's work to bring about improvements in the early years has started to take hold."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "The school's inclusion strategy is in the process of development."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Over time, the governing body has not held the school to account for raising standards consistently well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Needs attention. "Currently, there is too limited oversight of what pupils learn through the personal, social, health and economic education curriculum."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders must ensure that pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics continues to rise so that pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, are well prepared for their next stage of education. • Leaders need to ensure that all staff, including in the early years, adhere to the school's behaviour expectations by ensuring that pupils demonstrate positive behaviour across the school day so that they become resilient learners and no learning time is wasted. • Leaders should ensure that all staff, including in the early years, have expert subject knowledge in the subjects and phases they teach so that the curriculum is delivered consistently well. • Leaders need to ensure that teachers use their checks on pupils' learning effectively so that teaching matches pupils' needs and builds on what pupils know already".

From the headteacher's welcome: "We're a welcoming community, where children are given a variety of challenging learning experiences. We are passionate about providing an exciting and purposeful curriculum and strive to achieve high academic standards for all children. We work in partnership with parents and the wider community to enhance the curriculum we offer."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include basketball and Lego.

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Nursteed Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 68% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Nursteed Community Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 Nursteed Community Primary School are Southbroom St James Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 75% maths); Southbroom Infants' School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement); The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 61% reading, 48% maths); and Wansdyke School (0.9 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths).

Nursteed Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Nursteed Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 75% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (75%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (47%).

9.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 51 pupils (28%) received SEN support and 8 (4.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Nursteed Community Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 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 Nursteed Community Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cromwell Road (ne-bound), 290 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 102 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Nursteed Community Primary School issued 34 suspensions, 18.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.