King's Gate Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.403 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
King's Gate Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
King's Gate 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 | 0.403 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 45 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 1.5 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 194 Wiltshire primary schools.
- All 30 Reception offers in 2026 went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child 0.403 miles away, 6th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle 3.68 miles).
- In 2024/25, 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, highest among this school and the 7 of the 8 nearest Wiltshire primary schools that have results.
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
- Great Amber Way, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7GD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending King’s Gate Primary School, which is a hub in the community.”
- “They are happy and look forward to their learning.”
- “The school motto, ‘We work best when we work together’, sits at the heart of what the school does.”
To improve
- “Despite this, in a few subjects, such as geography, teachers are not presenting subject matter clearly to pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “This makes it more difficult for pupils to learn and remember important knowledge.”
- “As a result, some pupils, including those with SEND, do not build their knowledge well enough over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 2023 (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) | 80% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Amesbury Archer Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kiwi Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published