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Broad Chalke CofE Primary School

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

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location_onSalisbury, SP5 5DS

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2012

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Students

200

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Broad Chalke CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Salisbury, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Broad Chalke CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 200 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #59 of 189 primaries in Wiltshire and #7,457 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.9%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 0.5

0.7 to 5.4

0.3

Write

LA -0.1

-2.0 to 2.5

0.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.7 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.1

0.2 to 4.6

2.0

Write

LA -0.4

0.0 to 4.1

1.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.6 to 3.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%

Reading87% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 77%

Maths90% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.2

-1.9 to 2.3

-2.8

Write

LA -0.5

-4.9 to -0.7

0.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.1 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-06-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-11-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2023

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 201 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	201	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	200	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	205	3	1.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	206	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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Broad Chalke CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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