St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.968 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided 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 | 7.968 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 7.968 miles, the 24th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 5 first-choice applications for 6 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There were 44 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 11.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.5 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
- High Street, Tilshead, Salisbury, SP3 4RZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 44 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School.”
- “The school is a friendly and nurturing place to learn.”
- “Pupils say, ‘The best thing about this school is that it’s small so you know everybody.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that the curriculum needs further embedding.”
- “Learning is not always adapted sufficiently in relation to what pupils know and can do.”
- “This makes it harder for pupils to deepen their knowledge as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 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) | 67% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 5 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.
- Shrewton CofE Primary School 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy 5.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Urchfont Church of England Primary School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Larkhill Primary School 6.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Chirton Church of England Primary School 6.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 6.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published