Sarum Academy
Westwood Road, Salisbury, SP2 9HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Toni Hayzen
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Sponsor
- Magna Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 747
- URN
- 136183
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01722323431
About this school
Sarum Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 747 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sarum Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 2023, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 84 | 108 | 109 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.2 | 34.4 | 33.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 -1.01 to -0.38 | -0.62 -0.89 to -0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 12% | 16.7% | 23.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 29% | 40.7% | 43.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 10.2% | 3.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sarum Academy 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 | 32.2 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.7 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 693 |
| 2023/24 | 742 |
| 2024/25 | 781 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sarum Academy compares
Sarum Academy ranked 26th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.7 | 14% | 40.1% | 747 | — |
| South Wilts Grammar School | 77 | 4.2% | 2.4% | 1,200 | 1.6 miles |
| Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School | 73.1 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 1,193 | 2.3 miles |
| Wyvern St Edmund's Academy | 42.2 | 9.8% | 21.9% | 1,337 | 2.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic School | 40.4 | 7.3% | 25.1% | 565 | 2.8 miles |
| The Stonehenge School | 37.4 | 9.2% | 17.2% | 1,072 | 6.7 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)
- 40.09%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 14.02%
- Persistent absence
- 33.96%
Location
Nearby schools
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South Wilts Grammar School1.6 miles
Secondary · Salisbury
-
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School2.3 miles
Secondary · Salisbury
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Wyvern St Edmund's Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Salisbury
-
St Joseph's Catholic School2.8 miles
Secondary · Salisbury
-
The Stonehenge School6.7 miles
Secondary · Amesbury
Other schools in Salisbury
Sarum Academy ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Salisbury.
- Avon Valley Academy Secondary
- Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School Secondary
- South Wilts Grammar School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic School Secondary
- The Trafalgar School at Downton Secondary
- Wyvern St Edmund's Academy Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Sarum Academy teach?
- Sarum Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Sarum Academy?
- The headteacher of Sarum Academy is Mrs Toni Hayzen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sarum Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sarum Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sarum Academy?
- Sarum Academy has 747 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sarum Academy full?
- Sarum Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 747 on roll (65%), 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 Sarum Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Sarum Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Is Sarum Academy a selective school?
- No. Sarum Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Sarum Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sarum Academy is part of MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sarum Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.2 in 2022/23 and 33.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sarum Academy compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Sarum Academy ranked 26th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sarum Academy's absence rate?
- Sarum Academy's overall absence rate is 14% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sarum Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sarum Academy'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 1 July 2026.