Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury
Earls Court Road, Amesbury, Amesbury, SP4 7LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Trust
- THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Short
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Sponsor
- The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 149672
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01980622039
About this school
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is a Catholic primary academy in Amesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 91 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury, 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
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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 35% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 25% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 98.0 |
Trends over time
How Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 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 | — | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 25% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury compares
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury ranked 171st of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 25% | 9.2% | 35.2% | 91 | — |
| Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 23.8% | 179 | 0.2 miles |
| King's Gate Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 11.6% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Amesbury Archer Primary School | 56% | 5% | 24.7% | 403 | 0.6 miles |
| Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 23.4% | 186 | 1.8 miles |
| Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School | 48% | 4.6% | 17.9% | 168 | 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 report24 February 2026
- 6 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.24%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.17%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
King's Gate Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Amesbury Archer Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Amesbury
-
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Amesbury
- Amesbury Archer Primary School Primary
- The Stonehenge School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury teach?
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Amesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury?
- The headteacher of Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is Mrs Sophie Short, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury, 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 Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury?
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury full?
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury has capacity for 210 pupils and 91 on roll (43%), 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 Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is designated Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury as having no nursery classes.
- Is Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury part of an academy trust?
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is part of THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury have?
- The schools register lists Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2023/24 and 25% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury ranked 171st of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury'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 15 July 2026.