Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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.

Digging deeper into the exam data, the school’s strengths are clear in maths and writing, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard in each. Reading matched the combined figure at 81% expected, though only 13% reached the higher standard in writing, compared with 25% in both reading and maths. The school does not publish progress scores for any subject, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Ofsted’s 2023 ungraded inspection confirmed the school remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The previous graded inspection in 2013 gave the same overall rating, with early years provision at that time requiring improvement. The school is a Church of England voluntary aided primary, with headteacher Robert Barnes leading a roll of 145 pupils against a capacity of 210.

Wylye Valley is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 14 applications for 9 places and all 9 first-preference offers taken up, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.56. The school offers a range of facilities including a forest school, sensory room, chapel, art studios and a sports hall. Clubs include chess, book club, science club and film club, while sports on offer cover netball, swimming, cross country, cricket, athletics, gymnastics and football. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and hearing impairment. With 13.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a mixed catchment. This is a solidly performing village primary that suits families looking for strong core academic results within a Church of England setting, though those wanting higher-than-average rates of high attainment in writing may want to look more closely.

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