Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.009 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 1.009 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 1.009 miles, the 40th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- There were 27 first-choice applications for 20 Reception 2026 offers; all 20 went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 23.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
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
- Stratford Road, Stratford-sub-Castle, Salisbury, SP1 3LL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 147 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “There is a strong sense of community at Stratford-sub-Castle Primary School.”
- “Pupils say that everyone is welcome.”
- “Staff are proud to be part of this school and its community.”
To improve
- “However, in some wider curriculum subjects, the school’s use of assessment is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Assessment in the wider curriculum subjects is not as well established.”
- “This means that pupils do not build knowledge as well as in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 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) | 62% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- Pembroke Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St. Peter's CE Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyndham Park Infants' School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary 1.3 mi Good Last distance published