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Ludwell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Coronation Drive, Ludwell, Shaftesbury SP7 9ND · ludwell.wilts.sch.uk · 01747 828519
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 35%
- 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
- 89
- 86% of 103 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 15 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 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 35% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼35% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼96 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126271)
Ofsted
Ludwell Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126271), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126271)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126271)
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (37 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 37
- 40% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied