SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Wilton Road, Salisbury, SP2 7EU
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Goldstraw
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Reach South Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 149746
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01722694013
About this school
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) is a special academy in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 116 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) under its current framework. 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
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.7 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) 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 | 0% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 24.34%
- Persistent absence
- 55.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brunel College0.4 miles
Independent schools
-
The Spires0.9 miles
Special schools · Salisbury
-
Salisbury Cathedral School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Salisbury
-
Leehurst Swan School1.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Exeter House Special School1.1 miles
Academies · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
- Appleford School Special schools
- Exeter House Special School Academies
- Fountain House Education Suite Special schools
- The Spires Special schools
- 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
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) 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
Common questions
- What year groups does SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) teach?
- SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)?
- The headteacher of SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) is Mr Daniel Goldstraw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)?
- SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) full?
- SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) has capacity for 150 pupils and 116 on roll (77%), 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 SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) a faith school?
- No. SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) has no designated religious character.
- Is SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) a selective school?
- No. SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)?
- SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) is part of REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) have?
- The schools register lists SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)'s special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)'s absence rate?
- SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)'s overall absence rate is 24.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)'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.