Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury
Earls Court Road, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7LX
This school is closed (it closed in February 2023).
It was replaced by Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Griffin-Felton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 126423
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Salisbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 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 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 |
| Writing progress | -2.70 |
| Maths progress | -5.40 |
How Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury compares
Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.7% | 38.6% | 114 | — |
| Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury | 25% | 9.2% | 35.2% | 91 | 0.0 miles |
| Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 23.8% | 179 | 0.2 miles |
| King's Gate Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 11.6% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Amesbury Archer Primary School | 56% | 5% | 24.7% | 403 | 0.6 miles |
| Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 23.4% | 186 | 1.8 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.6%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28%
Location
Nearby schools
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Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury0.0 miles
Primary · Amesbury
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Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
King's Gate Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Salisbury
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Amesbury Archer Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Amesbury
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Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School1.8 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 Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury teach?
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Salisbury.
- Has Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 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 Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury?
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury had 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury'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 12 September 2023.