Crockerton CofE Primary School
Potters Hill, Crockerton, Warminster, BA12 8AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nic Ilic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 104
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 126318
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01985212168
About this school
Crockerton CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Warminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 97 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 7 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 29% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 57% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 57% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 100% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Crockerton CofE 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 | 63% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crockerton CofE Primary School compares
Crockerton CofE Primary School ranked 113th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 97 | — |
| Princecroft Primary School | — | — | — | 249 | 1.4 miles |
| Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 68% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 153 | 1.4 miles |
| The Minster CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 210 | 1.6 miles |
| The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre | 41% | 5.8% | 25.4% | 262 | 2.0 miles |
| New Close Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 172 | 2.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report7 January 2025
- 6 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.32%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 7.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Princecroft Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
The Minster CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre2.0 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
New Close Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Warminster
Other schools in Warminster
Crockerton CofE Primary School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Warminster.
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horningsham Primary School Primary
- Mere School Primary
- New Close Primary School Primary
- Princecroft Primary School Primary
- Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster Primary
- St John's CofE School Primary
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre Primary
- The Minster CofE Primary School Primary
- Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crockerton CofE Primary School teach?
- Crockerton CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Crockerton CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crockerton CofE Primary School is Mrs Nic Ilic, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crockerton CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crockerton CofE 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 Crockerton CofE Primary School?
- Crockerton CofE Primary School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Crockerton CofE Primary School full?
- Crockerton CofE Primary School has capacity for 104 pupils and 97 on roll (93%), 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 Crockerton CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Crockerton CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does Crockerton CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crockerton CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Crockerton CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crockerton CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Crockerton CofE Primary School ranked 113th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crockerton CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Crockerton CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crockerton CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crockerton CofE 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 1 July 2026.