St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury
Exeter Street, Salisbury, SP1 2SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Sanderson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 126425
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01722322632
About this school
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 57% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 18% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 71% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 71% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury 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 | 70% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury compares
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury ranked 23rd of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 209 | — |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 47% | 6.9% | 31.1% | 141 | 0.6 miles |
| Harnham Infants' School | — | 4.8% | 15.2% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School | 57% | 5% | 19.8% | 265 | 0.6 miles |
| Longford Church of England Primary School | — | 23.6% | 46.7% | 42 | 1.0 miles |
| Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 17.3% | 225 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.62%
- English as an additional language
- 40%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 11.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Martin's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Harnham Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Longford Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury ranks 8th of the 40 ranked primary 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 year groups does St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury teach?
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury?
- The headteacher of St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury is Mr Richard Sanderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury, 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 St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury?
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury full?
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury a faith school?
- Yes. St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury rank locally?
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury ranked 23rd of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury's absence rate?
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury'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.