Pitton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.683 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Pitton Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Pitton 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 | 3.683 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 3.683 miles away, the 96th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 17 offers; 17 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- There are 17 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Whiteway, Pitton, Salisbury, SP5 1DT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 68 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pitton Church of England Primary School is at the heart of the local community.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.”
- “These are rooted in the school’s values of ‘friendship, family and fulfilment’.”
To improve
- “However, in some wider subjects, the school has not identified exactly what it is that pupils need to know.”
- “This does not help pupils to build their knowledge confidently.”
- “At times, pupils do not move onto more complex knowledge when they are ready to do so.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2024 (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) | 75% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 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.
- Winterslow Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gomeldon Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greentrees Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published