Zouch Academy
Wavell Road, Tidworth, SP9 7JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Principal
- Mrs Nina Johnson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The White Horse Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 433
- URN
- 140685
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01980842293
About this school
Zouch Academy is a primary academy in Tidworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 433 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 51 | 40 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 63% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 78% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 80% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 80% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Zouch 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 | 57% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 403 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 439 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Zouch Academy compares
Zouch Academy ranked 100th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 433 | — |
| Wellington Lions Primary Academy | 53% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 187 | 0.6 miles |
| Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) | 63% | 5% | 15.1% | 286 | 0.8 miles |
| Clarendon Infants' School | — | 5.7% | 14.5% | 193 | 0.8 miles |
| Wellington Eagles Primary Academy | 43% | 4.6% | 13% | 178 | 1.9 miles |
| Ludgershall Castle Primary School | 43% | 6.7% | 28% | 265 | 2.6 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
- 4 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report29 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.07%
- English as an additional language
- 28.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wellington Lions Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)0.8 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Clarendon Infants' School0.8 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Ludgershall Castle Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Andover
Other schools in Tidworth
- Clarendon Infants' School Primary
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) Primary
- Shipton Bellinger Primary School Primary
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Zouch Academy teach?
- Zouch Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tidworth.
- Who is the principal of Zouch Academy?
- The principal of Zouch Academy is Mrs Nina Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Zouch Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Zouch 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 big is Zouch Academy?
- Zouch Academy has 433 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Zouch Academy full?
- Zouch Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 433 on roll (103%), 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 Zouch Academy a faith school?
- No. Zouch Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Zouch Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Zouch Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Zouch Academy?
- Zouch Academy is part of THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Zouch Academy have?
- The schools register lists Zouch Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Zouch Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Zouch Academy rank locally?
- Zouch Academy ranked 100th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Zouch Academy's absence rate?
- Zouch Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Zouch Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Zouch 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.