Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School
Sandalwood Road, Westbury, BA13 3UR
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Grimsey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 126370
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Westbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 264 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 41 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 49% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 66% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 56% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 41% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
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 Westbury Leigh 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 | 35% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 293 |
| 2023/24 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5.6% | 22.7% | 264 | — |
| Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School | — | 4.9% | 25% | 240 | 0.0 miles |
| Westbury Church of England Junior School | 35% | 7.2% | 41.7% | 226 | 0.7 miles |
| Westbury Infant School | — | 6.2% | 29.7% | 189 | 0.7 miles |
| Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School | 54% | 4.3% | 11.8% | 158 | 0.8 miles |
| Bitham Brook Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 14.1% | 410 | 1.4 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.7%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Westbury
-
Westbury Church of England Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Westbury
-
Westbury Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Westbury
-
Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Westbury
-
Bitham Brook Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Westbury
Other schools in Westbury
- Bitham Brook Primary School Primary
- Bratton 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 ages does Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School teach?
- Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Westbury.
- Has Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Westbury Leigh CofE 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 Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School?
- Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School had 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westbury Leigh 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 30 November 2024.