Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.819 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) 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 | 0.819 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.819 miles away, the 22nd shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- In Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
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
- John French Way, Bulford Village, Bulford, Salisbury, SP4 9HP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 186 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils typically achieve well at this inclusive school.”
- “They enjoy learning the different subjects that they study.”
- “For example, older pupils speak confidently about how to build suspense in their writing, and recall scientific knowledge about blood.”
To improve
- “However, children in the early years do not develop their knowledge and skills well enough.”
- “For example, they do not broaden their vocabulary as well as they could.”
- “Consequently, some children are not prepared well enough for key stage one.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 73% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kiwi Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Amesbury Archer Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- King's Gate Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published