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Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Wiltshire, BA12 0PNPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2023
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
9 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1301 of 13,686 nationally

About Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. At 81%, this figure sits well above the Wiltshire local authority average of 58%, placing the school 16th out of 159 primary schools in the county and inside the top 10% nationally. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, pupils also achieved average scaled scores of 107 in both reading and maths, with 25% reaching the higher standard in each of those subjects. The school’s ranking score of 81 puts it in the top tier of Wiltshire primaries, though it sits behind local peers like Stanton St Quintin and The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressCherry Orchard, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 0PN
HeadteacherRobert Barnes
Local AuthorityWiltshire
Number of Pupils145
Free School Meals (FSM)13.1%
School Capacity145 / 210 (69% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Feb 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (2 Feb 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 4 Mar 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.