Bratton Primary School
Carpenter's Lane, Bratton, Westbury, BA13 4RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Burke
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 126178
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01380830511
About this school
Bratton Primary School is a community primary school in Westbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 129 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 25 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 48% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 56% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 60% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bratton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 153 |
| 2024/25 | 139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bratton Primary School compares
Bratton Primary School ranked 68th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.9% | 15.1% | 129 | — |
| Bitham Brook Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 14.1% | 410 | 2.4 miles |
| West Ashton Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 13.2% | 88 | 3.0 miles |
| Westbury Infant School | — | 6.2% | 29.7% | 189 | 3.1 miles |
| Westbury Church of England Junior School | 35% | 7.2% | 41.7% | 226 | 3.2 miles |
| Keevil CofE Primary School | 40% | 4.2% | 7.4% | 87 | 3.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 31 January 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report10 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.11%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 12.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bitham Brook Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Westbury
-
West Ashton Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
Westbury Infant School3.1 miles
Primary · Westbury
-
Westbury Church of England Junior School3.2 miles
Primary · Westbury
-
Keevil CofE Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
Other schools in Westbury
- Bitham Brook Primary School Primary
- Chapmanslade Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School Primary
- Westbury Church of England Junior School Primary
- Westbury Infant School Primary
- Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Matravers School Secondary
- Fairfield Farm College (Fairfield Farm Trust) Other types
- On Track Education Centre Westbury Special schools
- The Eaves Learning Centre Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bratton Primary School teach?
- Bratton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Westbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bratton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bratton Primary School is Mrs Natalie Burke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bratton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bratton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bratton Primary School?
- Bratton Primary School has 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bratton Primary School full?
- Bratton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 129 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bratton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bratton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bratton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bratton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bratton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bratton Primary School rank locally?
- Bratton Primary School ranked 68th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bratton Primary School's absence rate?
- Bratton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bratton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bratton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.