SCHOOL PROFILE

Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143007
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 305 Published school capacity
Capacity used 61.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

20 June 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 12 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 186 177 full-time · 9 part-time
Female pupils 102 54.8% of pupils
Male pupils 84 45.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.4%
12.4 pts below England
School 12.4%
Wiltshire 16.2%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.0%
1.7 pts above England
School 22.0%
Wiltshire 7.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.7%
1.7 pts above England
School 2.7%
Wiltshire 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
57.5%
107
Any other Asian background
8.6%
16
African
6.5%
12
Any other Mixed background
6.5%
12
Any other ethnic group
6.5%
12
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
9
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 12.4% 23 of 186 pupils
8.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.4%
Wiltshire 21.6%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.2% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 4.6 pts below
EHC plans 2.2% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Speech, language & communication 7
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Wiltshire 58.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Wiltshire 72.6%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Wiltshire 69.0%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Wiltshire 70.7%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

4.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.37 pts lower than England
School 4.85%
Wiltshire 5.54%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.82%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.01 pts higher than England
School 18.82%
Wiltshire 12.36%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.18%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.63 pts lower than England
School 1.18%
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

61.0% 27.2 pts below England
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
61.0%
Wiltshire
78.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information