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Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Westminster Road, Westminster Road, Salisbury SP2 7DG · sarum-st-pauls.wilts.sch.uk · 01722 336459

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
64%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wiltshire 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
214
97% of 221 places
Local authority
Wiltshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
15%
First language not English
18.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 40 (Places 30)40September 2023: 38 (Places 30)38September 2024: 40 (Places 30)40September 2025: 31 (Places 30)31September 2026: 24 (Places 26)24Places 26
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202626240.9100%
September 2025Sept 202530311▲84%
September 2024Sept 202430401.3▲73%
September 2023Sept 202330381.3▲79%
September 2022Sept 202230401.3▲70%

Results

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Wiltshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 60% (England 61%)60%2017/18: 66% (England 64%)66%2018/19: 66% (England 65%)66%2022/23: 66% (England 60%)66%2023/24: 69% (England 61%)69%2024/25: 64% (England 62%)64%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●64%62%
●9%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●105105
●106105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
3 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jun 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
59
27% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲99% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼41% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 27% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (17%) with SEND

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