Broad Chalke CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Salisbury · SP5 5DS
Ages 4–11 · 189 pupils · Wiltshire
Ofsted
Not judged
Overall absence
4.4%
Admissions demand
1.21 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-12-03
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 3.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 177
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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
1.21 · Competitive
1st preferences
35
Places offered
29
1st-preference offers
29
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 49
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 29
- Applications from outside LA
- 3
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 2
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 (15 Jan 2026).
189 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- Boys / girls
- 119 / 70
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 189 / 210 (90%)
- Free school meals
- 5.3%
- FSM pupils
- 10
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 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
- Academy trust: DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Luft
Location
- Address
- Newtown, Broad Chalke
- Postcode
- SP5 5DS
- Town
- Salisbury
- County
- Wiltshire
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- District
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, 189 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 5.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Luft
- Telephone
- 01722780212