Heytesbury Church of England Primary School
Greenlands, Heytesbury, Warminster, BA12 0EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Hermon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Sponsor
- Acorn Education Trust
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 32
- URN
- 144333
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01985840429
About this school
Heytesbury Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Warminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 32 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 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 64% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 73% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 58% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Heytesbury Church of England 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 | 67% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 40 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heytesbury Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.9% | 5% | 32 | — |
| Sutton Veny CofE School | 65% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 168 | 1.4 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster | 65% | 3.2% | 20.2% | 70 | 2.3 miles |
| St John's CofE School | 45% | 4.5% | 22.6% | 103 | 2.7 miles |
| New Close Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 172 | 3.1 miles |
| Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 13.1% | 129 | 3.3 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)
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.94%
- Persistent absence
- 2.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton Veny CofE School1.4 miles
Primary · Sutton Veny
-
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster2.3 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
St John's CofE School2.7 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
New Close Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Warminster
Other schools in Warminster
- Crockerton CofE 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 Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre 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 year groups does Heytesbury Church of England Primary School teach?
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Heytesbury Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heytesbury Church of England Primary School is Mrs Lindsey Hermon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heytesbury Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heytesbury Church of England 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 Heytesbury Church of England Primary School?
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School has 32 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Heytesbury Church of England Primary School full?
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 32 on roll (36%), 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 Heytesbury Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Heytesbury Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does Heytesbury Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heytesbury Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Heytesbury Church of England Primary School?
- Heytesbury Church of England 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 Heytesbury Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Heytesbury Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heytesbury Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heytesbury Church of England 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 10 July 2026.