OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 May 2022
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
30 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
165
165 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
83
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
82
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.0 pts
below England
School
15.8%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
above England
School
21.8%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
52.7%
87
African
15.8%
26
Any other Mixed background
7.9%
13
Any other White background
6.7%
11
Indian
4.2%
7
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
5
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
20.0%
33 of
165 pupils
0.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.8 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
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Wiltshire
72.6%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Writing
1.3 pts below England
School
69.0%
Wiltshire
69.0%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Maths
18.0 pts below England
School
54.0%
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
3.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.53 pts
lower than
England
School
3.69%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.16 pts
lower than
England
School
4.65%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
0.78%
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
78.6%
9.6 pts
below England
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
78.6%
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.