St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster
Woodcock Road, Warminster, BA12 9EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Cannella
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 126481
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01985218284
About this school
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Warminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 70 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 18 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 61% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 78% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 72% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 72% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster 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 | 38% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 102 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster compares
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster ranked 72nd of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.2% | 20.2% | 70 | — |
| St John's CofE School | 45% | 4.5% | 22.6% | 103 | 0.5 miles |
| New Close Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 172 | 0.8 miles |
| The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre | 41% | 5.8% | 25.4% | 262 | 1.1 miles |
| Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 68% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 153 | 1.3 miles |
| The Minster CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 210 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.22%
- English as an additional language
- 14.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.22%
- Persistent absence
- 6.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's CofE School0.5 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
New Close Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre1.1 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
The Minster CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Warminster
Other schools in Warminster
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster ranks 7th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Warminster.
- Crockerton CofE Primary School Primary
- 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 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 St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster teach?
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warminster.
- Who is the headteacher of St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster?
- The headteacher of St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster is Mrs Susan Cannella, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster, 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 George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster?
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster full?
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster has capacity for 210 pupils and 70 on roll (33%), 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 St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster a faith school?
- Yes. St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster as having no nursery classes.
- How have St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster rank locally?
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster ranked 72nd of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% 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 George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster's absence rate?
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster'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.