Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.377 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Woodford Valley Church of England Aided 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 | 5.377 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire that have results, 83% in 2024/25 reading, writing and maths ranked 2nd highest.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 5.377 miles away, the 56th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Middle Woodford, Salisbury, SP4 6NR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Woodford Valley Church of England is a school where everyone works together to create a happy, inclusive and purposeful community.”
- “Care, trust and respect shine through.”
- “This reflects the school’s core values, which include courage, compassion and friendship.”
To improve
- “However, the school and trust have been right to identify that the recent refinements to the foundation subject curriculum require further work.”
- “Checks on what pupils know and remember are not implemented consistently well across all subjects.”
- “Some pupils are not able to retain some of the specific knowledge they have been taught over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2025 (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) | 83% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 16 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. Peter's CE Primary Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Old Sarum Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pembroke Park Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Greentrees Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published