Nursteed Community Primary SchoolWansdyke School

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

Summary of the comparison

Nursteed Community Primary School and Wansdyke School are primary schools in Devizes.

  • Nursteed Community Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Wansdyke School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wansdyke School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Nursteed Community Primary School was judged in need of attention and Wansdyke School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 43.0% for Nursteed Community Primary School and 54.0% for Wansdyke School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Nursteed Community Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Wansdyke School (61.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Nursteed Community Primary School versus Wansdyke School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DevizesNursteed Community Primary SchoolDevizesWansdyke SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF37/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking165th of 190 in Wiltshire 93rd of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll186 236
Capacity210 210
LocationDevizes, SN10 3BF Devizes, SN10 5EF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard43.0% 54.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census186 236
Free school meals (ever 6)26.3% 16.9%
English as an additional language6.5% 2.1%
SEN support16.1% 16.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 13.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.4% 7.7% 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.

Nursteed Community Primary School

Wansdyke School

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