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Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Salisbury · SP5 3BD

Ages 4–11 · 151 pupils · Wiltshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
135

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

15

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
17
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill72%

151 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
151
Boys / girls
80 / 71
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
151 / 210 (72%)
Free school meals
12.6%
FSM pupils
19
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Salisbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Wesley Thorpe

Location

Address
Firs Road, Alderbury
Postcode
SP5 3BD
Town
Salisbury
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Wiltshire
District
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, 151 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.

Open schools in Salisbury
67
Primary schools in Salisbury
49
Academies among open schools in Salisbury
55% (37)
Open schools in SP5
14
Primary in SP5
12
Open schools in Wiltshire LA
266
Primary in Wiltshire LA
201

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Wesley Thorpe

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