Sarum Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Wiltshire
Westwood Road, Salisbury, SP2 9HS
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.0%
34.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
747
Capacity used
Has space65%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
116 of 116 families who put it first got an offer
128
Places offered
190
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 116 | 116 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 8 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 190 | 125 | 66% |
1st preference success by year
Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Toni Hayzen
- Address
- Westwood Road, Salisbury, SP2 9HS
- Phone
- 01722323431
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward / constituency
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath · Salisbury
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136183
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 27% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
747 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 742 pupils
Attendance
86.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
11.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.89 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.96 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 23.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 3.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 109 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.11 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| A-level students | 12 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 27% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 31% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.