Horningsham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · WARMINSTER, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.586 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Horningsham Primary School is a primary school in WARMINSTER, Wiltshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Horningsham Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 6.586 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 6.586 miles away, the 39th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 12 offers; 12 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Of 20 applications in all for Reception 2026, 5 came from families living outside Wiltshire; 1 offer went to them.
- 89% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Street, Horningsham, WARMINSTER, BA12 7LW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 68 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this small and inclusive school.”
- “Most pupils rarely miss a day of school.”
- “The bespoke approach to supporting pupils and families shines through in all aspects of the school's work.”
To improve
- “However, at times a minority of pupils do not apply their phonics to spell accurately.”
- “However, there are occasions when teaching does not support pupils to use their phonics knowledge consistently well to spell accurately.”
- “However, at times, tasks are not always designed precisely enough to allow opportunities to deepen their knowledge and explore more complex subject content when they are ready.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 89% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- Crockerton CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Princecroft Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Minster CofE Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chapmanslade Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- New Close Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published