Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School

About Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School

For families considering Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School, the most recent admissions data offers a clear signal of local demand. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 22 applications for its 18 Reception places, resulting in an oversubscription ratio of 1.22. All 18 first-preference applicants were offered a place, meaning that while the school is popular enough to fill its intake, it is not so oversubscribed that families with a strong local connection are routinely turned away. The school is a small, state-funded primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England religious character. It currently has 141 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, so there is some headroom. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 12.1 per cent, which is modest. ParentView data, which would give a direct sense of how current families rate the experience, is not available in this dataset, so the oversubscription figure is the best proxy for local satisfaction.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in September 2021, rated its overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement. This was a downgrade from its previous inspection in 2017, which also rated it Requires Improvement, so the school has not yet managed to lift its overall grade. However, the breakdown shows some strengths: behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision were all rated Good. The quality of education and leadership and management were both judged to be Requires Improvement. The school does not have a sixth form, and no Key Stage 2 SATs results are available in this data, so it is not possible to compare its academic performance against the Wiltshire local authority average of 58 per cent achieving the expected standard. The school sits among a cohort of 201 primary schools in the same local authority, of which only six are rated Outstanding, so Requires Improvement is not unusual but does place it below the majority of its peers.

On the practical side, the school offers a solid range of facilities including a gymnasium, art studios, playing fields, a library, a sports hall and a chapel. Sports provision covers netball, gymnastics, rounders and football, while after-school clubs include coding, film club, gardening, chess, book club and art club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is not a boarding school and does not have a nursery or sixth form. Given its Requires Improvement rating, this school will suit families who value a small, Church of England village primary with a strong community feel and are comfortable monitoring progress closely. The oversubscription data suggests that local families are still choosing it, but the Ofsted grade means it is worth visiting and asking about current improvement plans.

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