Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.506 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 4.506 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 4.506 miles away, the 71st longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- There were 19 first-choice applications for 14 Reception offers in 2026: 1.4 first choices per offer, the 6th highest of 194 Wiltshire primary schools.
- In 2026, 14 Reception offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- At the end of primary school in 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 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
- Newton Tony, Salisbury, SP4 0HF
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 93 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending this school.”
- “They arrive each morning full of excitement for the day ahead.”
- “The school inspires them to be curious and so they are eager to learn and to contribute to the school community.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes new learning is not explained well enough.”
- “Pupils are sometimes unclear so cannot complete the task expected of them.”
- “When this occurs, some pupils in Year 1 to 6 do not learn as much as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2024 (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) | 40% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kiwi Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Amesbury Archer Primary School 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Gomeldon Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Gate Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published