OFSTED
5 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
178
167 full-time ·
11 part-time
Female pupils
83
46.6% of pupils
Male pupils
95
53.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.5 pts
below England
School
16.3%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.8 pts
below England
School
18.5%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
59.0%
105
Any other Black background
14.6%
26
African
10.1%
18
Unclassified
3.9%
7
Any other Asian background
2.8%
5
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.0%
32 of
178 pupils
2.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Reading
19.8 pts below England
School
54.0%
Wiltshire
72.6%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Wiltshire
69.0%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Maths
22.0 pts below England
School
50.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.63 pts
lower than
England
School
4.59%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.39 pts
lower than
England
School
11.43%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
0.57%
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
42.4%
45.8 pts
below England
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy
42.4%
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.