New Close Primary School
30 Imber Road, Warminster, BA12 9JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr John Bullen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Acorn Education Trust
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 203
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 144995
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01985212304
About this school
New Close Primary School is a primary academy in Warminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Close 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. 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
- 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 | 15 | 12 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 50% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 58% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 New Close 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 | 50% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Close Primary School compares
New Close Primary School ranked 55th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 172 | — |
| The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre | 41% | 5.8% | 25.4% | 262 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's CofE School | 45% | 4.5% | 22.6% | 103 | 0.3 miles |
| The Minster CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 68% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 153 | 0.7 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster | 65% | 3.2% | 20.2% | 70 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.07%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 15.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre0.3 miles
Primary · Warminster
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St John's CofE School0.3 miles
Primary · Warminster
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The Minster CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster0.8 miles
Primary · Warminster
Other schools in Warminster
New Close Primary School ranks 5th 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
- 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 ages does New Close Primary School teach?
- New Close Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warminster.
- Who is the headteacher of New Close Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Close Primary School is Mr John Bullen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Close Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Close 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 New Close Primary School?
- New Close Primary School has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is New Close Primary School full?
- New Close Primary School has capacity for 203 pupils and 172 on roll (85%), 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 New Close Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Close Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Close Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New Close Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is New Close Primary School part of an academy trust?
- New Close 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 New Close 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 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Close Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- New Close Primary School ranked 55th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Close Primary School's absence rate?
- New Close Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Close Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Close 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.