The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre, Warminster

From the headteacher's welcome: "The Avenue is a happy, hard-working and successful school community. Our aim is to create a positive learning environment where the children are at the heart of everything we do, while reaching the highest expectations of behaviour and attainment. We all take the success of each and every child very personally."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 79% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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 The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre are New Close Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); The Minster CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); and St John's CofE School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 64% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre.

The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre is one of 21 schools run by Acorn Education Trust, an academy trust.

In 2026, 32 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 39 (14.9%) 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.

The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 28 places, 27 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Warminster Rail Station, about 130 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Central Car Park (sw-bound), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 98 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre issued 27 suspensions, 9.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.