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Downton CofE VA Primary School

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

personMrs Paula Carlton

location_onSalisbury, SP5 3LZ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

268

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Downton CofE VA Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Salisbury, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Downton CofE VA Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 282 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #4,210 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%

Reading84% LA 73%

Writing76% LA 69%

Maths82% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading88% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.5

1.5 to 6.3

1.4

Write

LA -0.1

-0.9 to 3.8

3.1

Maths

LA -0.9

0.8 to 5.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading91% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 4.2

-1.0

Write

LA -0.4

-3.5 to 1.6

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.7 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 62%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing77% LA 77%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.2

-2 to 2.4

-1.4

Write

LA -0.5

-3.5 to 0.7

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.8 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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08 January 2020

Inspection Report

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07 March 2013

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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16 October 2007

Inspection Report

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13 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-01-08

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2013-03-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-10-16

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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 282 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)	282	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	291	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	286	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	269	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	275	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	257	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	256	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	254	1	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	262	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	261	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	227	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 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Downton CofE VA 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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