Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School
Firs Road, Alderbury, Salisbury, SP5 3BD
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Wesley Thorpe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 126445
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Salisbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - |
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 Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England 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 | 67% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 88% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 15.2% | 151 | — |
| Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 14.2% | 119 | 0.0 miles |
| Longford Church of England Primary School | — | 23.6% | 46.7% | 42 | 2.4 miles |
| Pitton Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 68 | 2.9 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 47% | 6.9% | 31.1% | 141 | 3.1 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock | — | — | — | 186 | 3.2 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)
- 15.2%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
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Longford Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Pitton Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Salisbury
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St Martin's CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Salisbury
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St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock3.2 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 year groups does Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School teach?
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Salisbury.
- Has Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England 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 big is Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School?
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School had 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England 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 2023.