Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy, Warminster

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils enjoy school and attend regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The broad curriculum is well sequenced from the beginning of the early years."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to achieve personally and academically."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders work closely with local governors to foster a culture of high expectations for pupils' academic and wider development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide pupils with a wide range of opportunities that enrich their experiences within and beyond the classroom."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should raise pupils' achievement further, so that their knowledge and skills are equally secure across all subjects"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils apply their writing knowledge to produce consistently high-quality written work across the curriculum"; "Leaders should embed adaptive practices across the curriculum to consistently meet the learning needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Set in the idyllic Wiltshire countryside, in an area of 'Outstanding Natural Beauty', Whitesheet Academy is a small school, with a big heart . Thank you for your interest in our school."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

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

For September 2026 entry, 6 families put Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 13 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 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 Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy are St George's Church of England School, Bourton (1.2 miles, 80% reading, 73% maths); Mere School (2.3 miles, Good, 89% reading, 91% maths); Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School (2.3 miles, 72% reading, 39% maths); and Wyke Primary School (3.5 miles, 74% reading, 82% maths).

Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy 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.

0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 4 (7.7%) 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 autism.

Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 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 Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Zeals Bus Shelter (sw-bound), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often vehicle crime and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34).

Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.