Sutton Veny CofE School

About Sutton Veny CofE School

Sutton Veny CofE School is rated Good overall by Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2023, but the headline figure that really tells the story is its Key Stage 2 performance. An extraordinary 94% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, placing the school third out of 159 primary schools in Wiltshire and in the top 1% nationally. That figure is a full 36 percentage points above the local authority average of 58%, which is a remarkable gap for a state primary. The school’s ranking score of 94 puts it just behind the top two schools in the county, and it sits comfortably in the top five across the South West region. While the Ofsted rating has slipped from its previous Outstanding (awarded in 2007), the inspectors still judged the early years provision to be Outstanding, with Good marks across all other categories including quality of education, behaviour and leadership.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 exam data, the school’s strength is particularly evident in reading, where pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 and 56% reached the higher standard. In maths, the average score was 107, with 33% hitting the higher threshold and 94% meeting the expected standard. Writing also saw 94% at the expected level, with 28% working at greater depth. These are strong, consistent results across all three core subjects, and they suggest that the school is particularly effective at pushing able readers while still ensuring the vast majority of children are secure in the basics. The absence of progress scores in the data makes it harder to judge how much value the school adds relative to starting points, but the raw attainment figures are among the best in Wiltshire. For context, only six primaries in the entire local authority currently hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating, so Sutton Veny’s Good grade still places it in a strong minority.

The school is a Church of England primary for 4 to 11 year olds, with a current roll of 173 pupils against a capacity of 180, so it is running close to full. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 29 applications for 15 places, with 13 of those coming as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of nearly 2:1. Facilities include an ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, a sports hall and a chapel, plus a forest school and sensory room. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, and speech, language and communication needs. The school offers a broad range of clubs such as gardening, eco club, drama, choir and film club, and sports include tennis, swimming, dance, cross country and cricket. With a very low free school meals rate of just 2.3%, this is a school serving a relatively affluent catchment, and it will particularly suit families who prioritise strong academic outcomes in a village Church of England setting.

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