Ludgershall Castle Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Andover, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.786 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Ludgershall Castle Primary School is a primary school in Andover, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ludgershall Castle 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 | 0.786 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 23.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 34 first-choice applications for 44 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.786 miles away, the 20th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 43% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 4% 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
- Short Street, Ludgershall, Andover, SP11 9RB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 265 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy at Ludgershall Castle Primary School.”
- “They understand the importance of being kind and respectful towards one another.”
- “Pupils talk positively about the school’s values of ‘learn, have fun and succeed’.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that there is still more to do to develop the curriculum in some subjects.”
- “Curriculum leaders do not always have a clear understanding as to how well pupils are learning their subject.”
- “Consequently, there are occasions where pupils do not learn subjects in as much depth as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2023 (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) | 43% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 34 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.
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarendon Infants' School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) 2.3 mi Good
- Collingbourne Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Zouch Academy 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kiwi Primary School 6.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burbage Primary School 7.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published