Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand emoji_events #29 in Wiltshire public Top 12% UK

King's Gate Primary School

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

personMrs Sasha Owen

corporate_fareKING ALFRED TRUST

location_onSalisbury, SP4 7GD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

153

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

1.6x

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King's Gate Primary School is a Free schools primary school in Salisbury, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 1.6× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

King's Gate Primary School is a free schools in Salisbury, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of KING ALFRED TRUST. The school has approximately 199 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 27% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #29 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #4,758 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.6× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 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

80%

LA 58%

Reading87% LA 73%

Writing93% LA 69%

Maths87% LA 71%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading88% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.5

-1.7 to 4.9

2.5

Write

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 5.7

4.2

Maths

LA -0.9

1.2 to 7.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%England 65%

Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

Write

LA -0.4

Maths

LA -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

1 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 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 199 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	199	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	198	2	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	180	2	1.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	179	4	2.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	156	1	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	153	2	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	155	1	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	137	6	4.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	137	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	135	1	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	109	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	60	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	60	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	52	0	0.0%	0.6%

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 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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King's Gate Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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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