The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre
7 The Avenue, Warminster, BA12 9AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Eveleigh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Acorn Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 262
- URN
- 141619
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01985213383
About this school
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre is a primary academy in Warminster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 262 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre, 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 27 | 33 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 61% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 79% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 73% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre 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 | 56% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 291 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre compares
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre ranked 151st of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5.8% | 25.4% | 262 | — |
| New Close Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 172 | 0.3 miles |
| The Minster CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 68% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 153 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's CofE School | 45% | 4.5% | 22.6% | 103 | 0.6 miles |
| Princecroft Primary School | — | — | — | 249 | 0.8 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
- 30 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report18 January 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.43%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 10.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Close Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
The Minster CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
St John's CofE School0.6 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
Princecroft Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warminster
Other schools in Warminster
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre ranks 11th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Warminster.
- Crockerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horningsham Primary School Primary
- Mere School Primary
- New Close Primary School Primary
- Princecroft Primary School Primary
- Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster Primary
- St John's CofE School Primary
- The Minster CofE Primary School Primary
- Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre teach?
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Warminster.
- Who is the headteacher of The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre?
- The headteacher of The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre is Mrs Rachel Eveleigh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre, 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 The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre?
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre has 262 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre full?
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre has capacity for 315 pupils and 262 on roll (83%), 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 The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre a faith school?
- No. The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre as having nursery classes.
- Is The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre part of an academy trust?
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre 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 The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre have?
- The schools register lists The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre ranked 151st of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre's absence rate?
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre'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.