Amesbury Archer Primary School
Shears Drive, Archers Gate, Amesbury, SP4 7XX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr David Webber
- Sponsor
- Magna Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 148173
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01980625944
About this school
Amesbury Archer Primary School is a primary academy in Amesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 403 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Amesbury Archer 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 61 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 43% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 56% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 59% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Amesbury Archer 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 | 63% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Amesbury Archer Primary School compares
Amesbury Archer Primary School ranked 112th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5% | 24.7% | 403 | — |
| King's Gate Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 11.6% | 211 | 0.2 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury | 25% | 9.2% | 35.2% | 91 | 0.6 miles |
| Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 23.8% | 179 | 0.9 miles |
| Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 23.4% | 186 | 2.2 miles |
| Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School | 48% | 4.6% | 17.9% | 168 | 2.3 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
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 9 June 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.69%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 10.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Gate Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury0.6 miles
Primary · Amesbury
-
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Amesbury
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury Primary
- The Stonehenge School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Amesbury Archer Primary School teach?
- Amesbury Archer Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Amesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Amesbury Archer Primary School?
- The headteacher of Amesbury Archer Primary School is Mr David Webber, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Amesbury Archer Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Amesbury Archer 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 Amesbury Archer Primary School?
- Amesbury Archer Primary School has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Amesbury Archer Primary School full?
- Amesbury Archer Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 403 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Amesbury Archer Primary School a faith school?
- No. Amesbury Archer Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Amesbury Archer Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Amesbury Archer Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Amesbury Archer Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Amesbury Archer Primary School is part of MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Amesbury Archer Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Amesbury Archer Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Amesbury Archer Primary School ranked 112th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Amesbury Archer Primary School's absence rate?
- Amesbury Archer Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Amesbury Archer Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Amesbury Archer 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.