Dauntsey Academy Primary School
Sandfield, West Lavington, Devizes, SN10 4HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Philippa Winbolt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 139980
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01380813373
About this school
Dauntsey Academy Primary School is a Christian primary academy in Devizes. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 200 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 32 | 27 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 48% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 70% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Dauntsey Academy 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 | 66% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dauntsey Academy Primary School compares
Dauntsey Academy Primary School ranked 122nd of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 200 | — |
| St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington | 82% | 3.6% | 17.4% | 118 | 0.9 miles |
| The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy | 92% | 3% | 4% | 150 | 1.6 miles |
| Urchfont Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 83 | 2.8 miles |
| Five Lanes Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 47 | 3.2 miles |
| St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School | 67% | 8.5% | 15% | 44 | 3.9 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)
- 7.57%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 4.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington0.9 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
Urchfont Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Devizes
Dauntsey Academy Primary School ranks 9th 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
- 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
- The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dauntsey Academy Primary School teach?
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Devizes.
- Who is the headteacher of Dauntsey Academy Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dauntsey Academy Primary School is Philippa Winbolt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dauntsey Academy Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dauntsey Academy 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 Dauntsey Academy Primary School?
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Dauntsey Academy Primary School full?
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dauntsey Academy Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Dauntsey Academy Primary School is designated Christian.
- Is Dauntsey Academy Primary School a selective school?
- No. Dauntsey Academy Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Dauntsey Academy Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dauntsey Academy Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dauntsey Academy Primary School?
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School is part of EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dauntsey Academy Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dauntsey Academy Primary School rank locally?
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School ranked 122nd of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dauntsey Academy Primary School's absence rate?
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dauntsey Academy Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dauntsey Academy 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.