Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–9 · Salisbury, Dorset
Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery is a primary school in Salisbury, Dorset for ages 2–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Common Road, Sixpenny Handley, Salisbury, SP5 5NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 73 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and parents are proud of their happy and inclusive school.”
- “Supportive relationships with adults help pupils to feel safe.”
- “Pupils learn how to treat others with kindness and tolerance.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of wider curriculum subjects, this is not as clear.”
- “As a result, pupils do not build their knowledge and skills as securely as they should.”
- “However, some older pupils do not practise and apply their phonics often enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cranborne Church of England First School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Witchampton Church of England First School 6.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Downlands Community School 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity Church of England First School 7.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James Church of England First School 7.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hillside Community First School 7.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published