Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School, Westbury
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Westbury, part of Palladian Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was 61% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wiltshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School in detail
Results
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 126370), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School are Westbury Church of England Junior School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 64% reading, 55% maths); Westbury Infant School (0.7 miles, Good); Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 83% maths); and Bitham Brook Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 78% maths).
Westbury Church of England Junior SchoolWestbury Infant SchoolDilton Marsh CofE Primary SchoolBitham Brook Primary School
The trust
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School is one of 13 schools run by Palladian Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dilton Marsh Rail Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is White Horse Health Centre (near), 150 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School (URN 126370), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2022.
At a Glance
25.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
32.4
KS2
8
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 126370). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 56% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 68% to 55% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
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Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wiltshire is 4 (the median across 265 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
258 pupils
420 places
162 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Westbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Westbury
Across Wiltshire council
Places available
6,156
Applications
4,455
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Wiltshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
45
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
22.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
240
Total Pupils
119
Boys
121
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
21.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,482
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,133
Per pupil
£1497k
Total funding
£91k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
12.3%
Persistent absence
243
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School
Are there exam results for Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 126370), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School (URN 126370), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2022.
What is the catchment area for Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Wiltshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 61% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
Classes at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School has around 240 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
4.9% of sessions were missed at Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
Apply through Wiltshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wiltshire is 4 (the median across 265 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School is at Sandalwood Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3UR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)