Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Amesbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.924 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is a primary school in Amesbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 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 | 0.924 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 0.924 miles away, 34th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- In 2024/25, 25% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 6 first-choice applications for 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 34.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, 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
- Earls Court Road, Amesbury, Amesbury, SP4 7LX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 91 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Christ the King Catholic School is a well-ordered school where staff care for and support children to behave well and enjoy learning.”
- “Pupils have benefited from thoughtful changes made to the school.”
- “This has improved the education for pupils, including those in the specially resourced provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
To improve
- “Leaders have made improvements to the curriculum and teaching, but these have not yet had an impact for all pupils.”
- “Pupils do not learn as effectively as they could.”
- “Some older pupils in the school have gaps in their basic knowledge.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 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) | 25% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 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 Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Gate Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Amesbury Archer Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kiwi Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published