Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
School Road, Durrington, Salisbury, SP4 8HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Rachel Hipkin-Fox
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Sponsor
- Acorn Education Trust
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 143004
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01980652468
About this school
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is a Church of England primary academy in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 91 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
Trends over time
How Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 131 |
| 2024/25 | 108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 2.8% | 91 | — |
| Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School | 48% | 4.6% | 17.9% | 168 | 0.4 miles |
| Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 23.4% | 186 | 0.9 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 29% | 4.6% | 15.3% | 360 | 1.1 miles |
| Kiwi Primary School | 32% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 244 | 1.8 miles |
| Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 23.8% | 179 | 2.0 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)
- 2.78%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Salisbury
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Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Kiwi Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Salisbury
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Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School Primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dinton CofE Primary School Primary
- Downton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
- Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School teach?
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Salisbury.
- Who is the principal of Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
- The principal of Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is Mrs Rachel Hipkin-Fox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' 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 Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School full?
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School has capacity for 180 pupils and 91 on roll (51%), 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 Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School a faith school?
- Yes. Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Is Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School a selective school?
- No. Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School?
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' 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 is Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School's absence rate?
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.