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St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Exeter Street, Salisbury SP1 2SG · st-osmunds.wilts.sch.uk · 01722 322632
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wiltshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 209
- 100% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- First language not English
- 43.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 48 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 52 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% the higher standard. Across Wiltshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲27% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 102
- 48% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (10%) with SEND