St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.496 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022 figure 🔒
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Wiltshire and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Nicholas 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 | 5.496 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 5.496 miles, 54th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 3.68 miles.
- For Reception 2026 there were 20 first-choice applications for 20 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 8.6% 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
- Idmiston Road, Porton, Salisbury, SP4 0LB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 139 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 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, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- Gomeldon Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Amesbury Archer Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- King's Gate Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Old Sarum Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pitton Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published