Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
John French Way, Bulford Village, Salisbury, SP4 9HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Jeffery
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Acorn Education Trust
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 305
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 143007
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01980632309
About this school
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) 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 | 45% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School compares
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School ranked 36th 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.9% | 23.4% | 186 | — |
| Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School | 48% | 4.6% | 17.9% | 168 | 0.7 miles |
| Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School | — | 5.1% | 2.8% | 91 | 0.9 miles |
| Kiwi Primary School | 32% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 244 | 1.0 miles |
| Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 23.8% | 179 | 1.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 29% | 4.6% | 15.3% | 360 | 1.8 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
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 20 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.43%
- English as an additional language
- 25.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 18.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School0.9 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Kiwi Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School ranks 12th of the 40 ranked primary 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
- 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 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
- Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School teach?
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School is Mrs Karen Jeffery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) 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 many pupils are at Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School?
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School full?
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School has capacity for 305 pupils and 186 on roll (61%), 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 Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary 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.
- How have Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% 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 Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School ranked 36th 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School's absence rate?
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) 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 2 July 2026.