Old Sarum Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 149207
- Address
- Pheasant Drive, Old Sarum, SP4 6GH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 283 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 76.7%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 3.9%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other Black 3.2%
Indian 2.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other 1.4%
African 1.1%
Irish 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsBelow average-2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 31%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Old Sarum Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 36 22 14 |
| Year 1 | 42 23 19 |
| Year 2 | 26 11 15 |
| Year 3 | 43 20 23 |
| Year 4 | 41 18 23 |
| Year 5 | 43 19 24 |
| Year 6 | 52 27 25 |