Ramsbury Primary School
Back Lane, Ramsbury, Marlborough, SN8 2QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanna Price
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 126205
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01672520244
About this school
Ramsbury Primary School is a community primary school in Marlborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ramsbury Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 81% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 30% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 85% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 100% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 85% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 112.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Ramsbury 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 | 84% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ramsbury Primary School compares
Ramsbury Primary School ranked 20th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 186 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Aided Primary | 85% | 3.7% | 13% | 194 | 2.6 miles |
| Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 92 | 3.0 miles |
| Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 50% | 2.6% | 7.8% | 81 | 3.9 miles |
| Great Bedwyn Church of England School | 69% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 205 | 4.2 miles |
| St Katharine's CofE Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 93 | 4.4 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)
- 4.1%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary2.6 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Great Bedwyn Church of England School4.2 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
St Katharine's CofE Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Marlborough
Other schools in Marlborough
Ramsbury Primary School ranks 2nd of the 11 ranked primary schools in Marlborough.
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burbage Primary School Primary
- Collingbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Bedwyn Church of England School Primary
- Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School Primary
- Oare Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ogbourne CofE Primary School Primary
- Preshute Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Katharine's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE Aided Primary Primary
- St John's Marlborough Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ramsbury Primary School teach?
- Ramsbury Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Marlborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Ramsbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ramsbury Primary School is Miss Joanna Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ramsbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ramsbury 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 many pupils are at Ramsbury Primary School?
- Ramsbury Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ramsbury Primary School full?
- Ramsbury Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 on roll (89%), 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 Ramsbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ramsbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ramsbury Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ramsbury Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ramsbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ramsbury Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Ramsbury Primary School ranked 20th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ramsbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Ramsbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ramsbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ramsbury 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.