West Ashton Church of England Primary School

About West Ashton Church of England Primary School

West Ashton Church of England Primary School has turned a corner. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was rated Good overall, a clear step up from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019. Every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was judged Good. But the real story is in the exam data. At Key Stage 2, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well above the Wiltshire local authority average of 58%, and it places the school 7th out of 159 primary schools in the county, putting it in the top 5% nationally. In reading and maths, every single pupil reached the expected standard, and a quarter hit the higher standard in both subjects.

Digging into the detail, the school’s average scaled scores were 109 in both reading and maths, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. In reading, 38% of pupils achieved the higher standard, a strong showing for a small primary. Writing was similarly impressive, with 88% meeting the expected standard and a quarter reaching greater depth. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw outcomes speak for themselves. With only 94 pupils on roll and a capacity of 124, West Ashton is a small, close-knit school. Its 13% of pupils eligible for free school meals is below the national average, which may partly explain the strong results, but the consistency across subjects suggests effective teaching.

The school offers a nursery provision for children from age three, and its facilities include a forest school, chapel, library, ICT suite and gymnasium. Sports on offer include football, netball, tennis, cricket, gymnastics, dance and rounders, and there is a good range of clubs from eco club and gardening to chess, drama, choir and film club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school was oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 25 applications for 12 places and all 12 first-preference offers going to families who put it first. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a small, church-affiliated setting with a broad extracurricular offer.

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