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

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wiltshire

John French Way, Salisbury, SP4 9HP

Website 01980632309

63

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 20/06/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

18.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

186

Capacity used

Has space

61%

305 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

22 of 22 families who put it first got an offer

22

Places offered

40

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2222● 100%
2nd preference110● 0%
3rd preference70● 0%
Total402255%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

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 converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Karen Jeffery
Address
John French Way, Bulford Village, Salisbury, SP4 9HP
Phone
01980632309
Local authority
Wiltshire
Ward / constituency
Amesbury East & Bulford · East Wiltshire
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
143007

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals13%——
English as additional language17%——
SEN support24%——
45% boys (84)55% girls (102)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ACORN EDUCATION TRUST

186 pupils · 305 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    13 January 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsNeeds attention
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 23

    20 June 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 170 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

18.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
15%
21/22
9%
22/23
15%
23/24
19%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths63%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard73%
+11% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard50%
+17% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard77%
+5% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard82%
+8% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard73%
+0% vs England
Higher standard23%
-7% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard91%
+9% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

502019452023632024732025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)73%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Wiltshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.