Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Warminster · BA12 8LF · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM13.7%
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 126368
The Minster CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Warminster · BA12 8JA
Ages 4–11 · 210 pupils · Wiltshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
55%
Overall absence
3.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-03-21
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.9%
Unauthorised0.5%
- Authorised absence
- 2.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 181
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
210 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- Boys / girls
- 102 / 108
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 210 / 210 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
- FSM pupils
- 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled 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 controlled school
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hobbs
Location
- Address
- Emwell Street
- Postcode
- BA12 8JA
- Town
- Warminster
- County
- Wiltshire
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- District
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Warminster, Wiltshire, 210 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Princecroft Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Warminster · BA12 8NT · Wiltshire
Ages 2–11
- FSM32.0%
0.4 miles away
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Warminster · BA12 9AA · Wiltshire
Ages 3–11
- KS256%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM27.2%
0.5 miles away
New Close Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Warminster · BA12 9JJ · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM17.6%
0.7 miles away
St John's CofE School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Warminster · BA12 9JY · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS283%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM21.4%
1.0 miles away
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster
Ofsted: Requires improvementVoluntary aided school · Primary
Warminster · BA12 9EZ · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS238%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM25.7%
1.4 miles away
Crockerton CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Warminster · BA12 8AB · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence3.7%
- FSM3.1%
1.6 miles away
Sutton Veny CofE School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Sutton Veny · BA12 7AP · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS238%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM3.0%
2.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hobbs
- Telephone
- 01985213265