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Princecroft Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Gemma Pierson

location_onWarminster, BA12 8NT

language Visit Website phone 1985212704

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

218

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Princecroft Primary School is a Community school primary school in Warminster, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 27% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Princecroft Primary School is a community school in Warminster, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 252 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #12 of 177 primaries in Wiltshire and #3,086 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.7%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 58%

Reading90% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 69%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading56% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths44% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.5

-5.0 to 1.0

-0.8

Write

LA -0.1

-3.6 to 2.0

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.6 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading62% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.1

-5.0 to -0.1

-1.5

Write

LA -0.4

-3.7 to 0.8

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.8 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 62%

Reading71% LA 76%

Writing64% LA 77%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-1.5 to 4.7

-3.3

Write

LA -0.5

-6.3 to -0.3

2.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.5 to 5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2025

Inspection Report

13 December 2023

Inspection Report

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28 February 2018

Inspection Report

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05 February 2015

Inspection Report

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19 June 2013

Inspection Report

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28 February 2013

Inspection Report

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27 January 2010

Inspection Report

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02 May 2007

Inspection Report

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14 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-02-28

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-02-05

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 252 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	252	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	251	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	254	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	242	2	0.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	230	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	219	2	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	218	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	151	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	138	1	0.7%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	137	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	137	1	0.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	140	2	1.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	143	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	134	4	3.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	133	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	129	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	133	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	127	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	124	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils