Wyndham Park Infants' School, Salisbury
Wyndham Park Infants' School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 7 in Salisbury, part of Brunel Academies Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. It was 90% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- 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
Wyndham Park Infants' School in detail
Getting a place at Wyndham Park Infants' School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Wyndham Park Infants' School as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Wyndham Park Infants' School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wyndham Park Infants' School are St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); Greentrees Primary School (0.6 miles, 82% reading, 80% maths); St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock (0.8 miles); and Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 82% maths).
St Mark's CofE Junior School, SalisburyGreentrees Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, LaverstockSarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
The trust
Wyndham Park Infants' School is one of 8 schools run by Brunel Academies Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
60 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wyndham Park Infants' School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 78% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (72%).
Who goes there
12.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 27 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 37 (16.3%) 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.
Wyndham Park Infants' School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 30 places, 31 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Wyndham Park Infants' School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Salisbury Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Mark's School (e-bound), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wyndham Park Infants' School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 233 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Wyndham Park Infants' School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Wyndham Park Infants' School are South Wilts Grammar School (0.5 miles), Five Rivers Online School (0.7 miles), Wyvern St Edmund's Academy (0.8 miles) and St Joseph's Catholic School (0.8 miles).
South Wilts Grammar SchoolFive Rivers Online SchoolWyvern St Edmund's AcademySt Joseph's Catholic School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Wyndham Park Infants' School creates a genuinely welcoming and inclusive environment where children feel safe, supported and confident. The school excels at pastoral care and personal development, giving children rich learning experiences beyond the classroom and helping them understand important values like diversity and equality. Mathematics teaching is particularly strong, with pupils building secure foundations through well-structured lessons.
Key Strengths
- Strong pastoral care and inclusive ethos where pupils feel safe and supported
- Mathematics teaching is well-structured with pupils building on prior knowledge effectively
- Effective support for pupils with SEND who learn alongside their peers
- Good personal development including outdoor learning, understanding of health, and preparation for life in modern Britain
- Pupils benefit from rich experiences including visits to cathedral, science museum and castle
Areas for Improvement
- Early reading instruction is not effective enough and phonics checks are underdeveloped, leaving some pupils with gaps
- Curriculum not clearly defined in all subjects - pupils struggle to remember learning and connect new knowledge
- Low-level disruptive behaviour is tolerated in lessons, affecting concentration and learning
- Systems for checking pupil progress are underdeveloped across most subjects
- Subject leaders lack expertise to evaluate curriculum effectiveness and identify knowledge gaps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong culture and procedures in place.
Extracurricular Activities
Book sales, school council, outdoor learning activities, visits to local cathedral, science museum and castle, before-school club
Wyndham Park Infants' School is undergoing significant changes under new leadership and is part of Brunel Academies Trust. While the school has a happy, welcoming ethos with strong pastoral care, the quality of education requires improvement with gaps in curriculum planning and reading instruction.
At a Glance
12.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
60 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
20.6
Avg class size
22.9
Infant (KS1)
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wyndham Park Infants' School.
- Salisburyelevenplus At St Mark's SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- Salisbury Kumon Centre500m away · Not yet graded
- Barracudas (Salisbury)880m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Wyndham Park Infants' School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wyndham Park Infants' School is in Wiltshire; for families living there:
Apply to Wiltshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Wyndham Park Infants' School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
244 pupils
270 places
26 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Salisbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Salisbury
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
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
37
EHC Plans
28.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Wyndham Park Infants' School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 30 places, 31 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
227
Total Pupils
139
Boys
88
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
12.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,628
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,207
Per pupil
£1423k
Total funding
£39k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
12.2%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Wyndham Park Infants' School
What is Wyndham Park Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
Wyndham Park Infants' School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Wyndham Park Infants' School?
No fixed boundary. When Wyndham Park Infants' 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 Wyndham Park Infants' School?
Wyndham Park Infants' School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Wyndham Park Infants' School?
Classes at Wyndham Park Infants' School average 20.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wyndham Park Infants' School?
Wyndham Park Infants' School has around 227 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Wyndham Park Infants' School have specialist SEN provision?
Wyndham Park Infants' School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 30 places, 31 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Wyndham Park Infants' School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Wyndham Park Infants' School in 2024/25. 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wyndham Park Infants' School?
Apply through Wiltshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wyndham Park Infants' 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.
Does Wyndham Park Infants' School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Salisburyelevenplus At St Mark's School (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Wyndham Park Infants' School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Wyndham Park Infants' School?
Wyndham Park Infants' School is at Somerset Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)