The Minster CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Warminster, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.645 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
The Minster CofE Primary School is a primary school in Warminster, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
The Minster CofE 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 | 0.645 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last place offered went to a child living 0.645 miles away, the 16th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire that have results.
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
- Emwell Street, Warminster, BA12 8JA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “They appreciate how their teachers keep them safe and listen to any worries they have.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning and are proud to represent the school as ‘future leaders’.”
- “Pupils talk confidently about the school’s values of respect and truth.”
To improve
- “However, the school recognises that further work is needed to help pupils improve their problem-solving skills.”
- “However, in some cases, staff are less effective at helping pupils when they get stuck reading.”
- “As a result, some pupils struggle to develop the fluency they need to read with confidence.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 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) | 77% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Princecroft Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- New Close Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Crockerton CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sutton Veny CofE School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published