Burbage Primary School
Blackmans Lane, Off Ailesbury Way, Marlborough, SN8 3TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Zoe Garbutt
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Excalibur Academies Trust
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 139381
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01672810452
About this school
Burbage Primary School is a primary academy in Marlborough. It teaches children aged 2 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong 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 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 64% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 88% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 72% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 88% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Burbage 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 | 61% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burbage Primary School compares
Burbage Primary School ranked 35th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 3.1% | 7.9% | 209 | — |
| Easton Royal Academy | — | 3.1% | 5.7% | 53 | 1.6 miles |
| St Katharine's CofE Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 93 | 2.5 miles |
| Great Bedwyn Church of England School | 69% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 205 | 3.8 miles |
| Pewsey Primary School | 76% | 5.8% | 21.6% | 134 | 4.5 miles |
| Collingbourne Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 101 | 4.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.91%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.1%
- Persistent absence
- 3.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Easton Royal Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Pewsey
-
St Katharine's CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Great Bedwyn Church of England School3.8 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Pewsey Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Pewsey
-
Collingbourne Church of England Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Marlborough
Other schools in Marlborough
Burbage Primary School ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Marlborough.
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Collingbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Bedwyn Church of England School Primary
- Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School Primary
- Oare Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ogbourne CofE Primary School Primary
- Preshute Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ramsbury Primary School Primary
- St Katharine's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE Aided Primary Primary
- St John's Marlborough Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Burbage Primary School teach?
- Burbage Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Marlborough.
- Who is the principal of Burbage Primary School?
- The principal of Burbage Primary School is Mrs Zoe Garbutt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burbage Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burbage Primary 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 big is Burbage Primary School?
- Burbage Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Burbage Primary School full?
- Burbage Primary School has capacity for 205 pupils and 209 on roll (102%), 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 Burbage Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burbage Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burbage Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burbage Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Burbage Primary School?
- Burbage Primary School is part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Burbage Primary 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 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burbage Primary School rank locally?
- Burbage Primary School ranked 35th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Burbage Primary School's absence rate?
- Burbage Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burbage Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burbage 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 1 July 2026.