Shrewton CofE Primary School, Salisbury

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my greatest pleasure to welcome you to Shrewton CE Primary School. We are a small school set in the heart of the village where we are passionately committed to giving our pupils an engaging and memorable learning experience that creates a love of learning for the rest of their lives."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:15pm.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Shrewton CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 89% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Shrewton CofE Primary School as their first choice and 21 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Shrewton CofE Primary School are St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); Larkhill Primary School (3.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 60% maths); and St Michael's Church of England Primary School (4.7 miles, Good, 44% reading, 53% maths).

Shrewton CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Shrewton CofE Primary School is one of 28 schools run by Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

38 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Shrewton CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).

16.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Shrewton CofE Primary School had 10 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 Shrewton CofE Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shrewton Co-op (opposite), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34).

In 2024/25, Shrewton CofE Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.