St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury, Salisbury

In its own words: "Love for God - Love for each other - Love for learning Our school is in the top 1% of schools nationally for standards in Mathematics, and top 3% nationally for standards in Reading, Writing and Mathematics combined (DfE Published Data 2019)... 13th highest performing primary school in the South West of England (Sunday Times Performance Tables)..."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Love for God - Love for each other - Love for learning I hope that as you browse through its pages you will gather a sense of what a wonderfully special place St Osmund's is."

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury are St Martin's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, 74% reading, 89% maths); Harnham Infants' School (0.6 miles, Good); Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 68% maths); and Longford Church of England Primary School (1 mile).

St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

7.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 43.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Asian (27%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (14.4%) received SEN support and 3 (1.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Salisbury Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Osmunds School (s-bound), 20 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 271 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, St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury issued 17 suspensions, 8.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury are Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School (0.2 miles), Five Rivers Online School (0.6 miles), South Wilts Grammar School (1.2 miles) and Wyvern St Edmund's Academy (1.5 miles).