Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolCoombe Bissett Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Salisbury.

Summary of the comparison

Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School and Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Salisbury.

  • Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School was judged the expected standard and Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School and 60.0% for Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School (43.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School versus Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SalisburyHarnham Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolSalisburyCoombe Bissett Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking154th of 190 in Wiltshire 59th of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll268 99
Capacity360 119
LocationSalisbury, SP2 8JZ Salisbury, SP5 4LU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 60.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census268 99
Free school meals (ever 6)19.8% 20.2%
English as an additional language10.8% 4.0%
SEN support19.0% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.9% 10.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School

Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School · Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School