Wansdyke School
Downlands Road, Devizes, SN10 5EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Samuel Heard
- Sponsor
- Acorn Education Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 139303
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01380725234
About this school
Wansdyke School is a primary academy in Devizes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 237 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wansdyke School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 31 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 68% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 77% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 74% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 77% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Wansdyke 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 | 61% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wansdyke School compares
Wansdyke School ranked 118th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.1% | 17% | 237 | — |
| Southbroom St James Academy | 64% | 7.3% | 41.7% | 108 | 0.4 miles |
| Southbroom Infants' School | — | 7.3% | 45.9% | 71 | 0.5 miles |
| Nursteed Community Primary School | 43% | 5.2% | 26.3% | 182 | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes | 24% | 8.2% | 43.3% | 165 | 0.9 miles |
| The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy | 45% | 5.7% | 32.3% | 192 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.95%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 7.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southbroom St James Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
Southbroom Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
Nursteed Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes0.9 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Devizes
Other schools in Devizes
Wansdyke School ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Devizes.
- All Cannings Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chirton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School Primary
- Five Lanes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Nursteed Community Primary School Primary
- Rowde CofE Academy Primary
- Southbroom Infants' School Primary
- Southbroom St James Academy Primary
- St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes Primary
- The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wansdyke School teach?
- Wansdyke School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Devizes.
- Who is the headteacher of Wansdyke School?
- The headteacher of Wansdyke School is Mr Samuel Heard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wansdyke School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wansdyke School, 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 Wansdyke School?
- Wansdyke School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wansdyke School full?
- Wansdyke School has capacity for 210 pupils and 237 on roll (113%), 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 Wansdyke School a faith school?
- No. Wansdyke School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wansdyke School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wansdyke School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wansdyke School part of an academy trust?
- Wansdyke School is part of ACORN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wansdyke School have?
- The schools register lists Wansdyke School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wansdyke School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wansdyke School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Wansdyke School ranked 118th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wansdyke School's absence rate?
- Wansdyke School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wansdyke School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wansdyke 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 15 July 2026.