St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.184 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Michael's Church of England 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 | 1.184 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 1.184 miles, the 42nd shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 3.68 miles.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 44 first-choice applications for 44 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 9.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 17.9% 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
- The Causeway, Larkhill, Salisbury, SP4 8FB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 360 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time at this diverse and inclusive school.”
- “One pupil commented that they ‘feel sad at weekend because they can’t come to school’.”
- “This encapsulates the view of many pupils.”
To improve
- “These high levels of movement are reflected in the school’s published outcomes, which are below national averages.”
- “However, sometimes pupils’ misconceptions are not identified swiftly enough.”
- “This means they continue to make the same error or do not understand new learning accurately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 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) | 29% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 44 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.
- Larkhill Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Gate Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Amesbury Archer Primary School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published