OFSTED
Latest inspection
2 June 2026
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 March 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
5 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
85
85 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
40
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
45
52.9% of pupils
37.6 pts
above England
School
62.4%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
2.7 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
8.2%
7
White and Black Caribbean
4.7%
4
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
34.1%
29 of
85 pupils
13.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
28.2%
24 pupils
England
14.8%
13.5 pts
above
EHC plans
5.9%
5 pupils
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
13
Social, emotional & mental health
7
Autistic spectrum disorder
3
Moderate learning difficulty
2
No specialist assessment yet
2
Other difficulty or disability
1
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
6.72%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.50 pts
higher than
England
School
6.72%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
18.60%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.79 pts
higher than
England
School
18.60%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
3.49%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.68 pts
higher than
England
School
3.49%
Wiltshire
1.62%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
40.5%
47.7 pts
below England
Willowbrook Primary School
40.5%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.