Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Warminster, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.975 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Warminster, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy 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 | 7.975 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last Reception place offered for 2026 went to a child living 7.975 miles away, the 23rd longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 6 of the 13 applications came from families living outside Wiltshire.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 30.8%, against a middle figure of 16.9% 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
- Chapel Lane, Zeals, Warminster, BA12 6NL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 52 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel welcome, safe and well supported at this happy school.”
- “They form positive friendships and build trusting, respectful relationships with staff.”
- “Leaders’ promotion of the school's values and sense of belonging contributes to a harmonious atmosphere in lessons and around the school.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ progress in some other subjects is more mixed.”
- “However, their progress in some subjects varies.”
- “In some other subjects, such as history, pupils do not develop the same depth in their knowledge, skills and understanding.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2026 (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) | 50% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- Mere School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Horningsham Primary School 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 7.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's 8.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Crockerton CofE Primary School 8.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wardour Catholic Primary School 9.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Princecroft Primary School 9.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ludwell Primary School 9.7 mi Good Last distance published