Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.158 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 1.158 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.158 miles away, the 41st shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 31 first-choice applications for 29 Reception 2026 offers; 24 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 14.7% 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
- Kitchener Road, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7AX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 179 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Amesbury C of E Primary.”
- “They appreciate that staff are nurturing and kind.”
- “Positive relationships and consistent morning routines enable a calm start to the day.”
To improve
- “There are occasions when teaching does not extend and consistently deepen pupils' thinking in depth.”
- “From time to time, activities in lessons are not consistently adapted for those pupils ready to move on in their learning.”
- “When this occurs, a minority of pupils sit politely and wait for further instructions.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 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) | 57% | 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, 24 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.
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Gate Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Amesbury Archer Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) 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
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Larkhill Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published