Gomeldon Primary School
Gomeldon, Salisbury, SP4 6JZ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by Gomeldon Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Catherine Windross
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 126195
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
Gomeldon Primary School was a community primary school in Salisbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Gomeldon Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 22 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 45% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 18% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 82% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 82% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Gomeldon 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 | 67% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 126 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gomeldon Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 126 | — |
| Gomeldon Primary School | — | — | — | 122 | 0.0 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 74% | 3.1% | 11.5% | 139 | 0.9 miles |
| Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 197 | 1.1 miles |
| Old Sarum Primary School | 38% | 5.3% | 24.4% | 242 | 2.4 miles |
| Greentrees Primary School | 70% | 3.5% | 20.1% | 425 | 2.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.17%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 12.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gomeldon Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Old Sarum Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Greentrees Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School Primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dinton CofE Primary School Primary
- Downton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gomeldon Primary School teach?
- Gomeldon Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Salisbury.
- Has Gomeldon Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gomeldon Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Gomeldon Primary School?
- Gomeldon Primary School had 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Gomeldon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Gomeldon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gomeldon 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 8 July 2025.