Pembroke Park Primary SchoolBemerton St John Church of England Primary

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

Summary of the comparison

Pembroke Park Primary School and Bemerton St John Church of England Primary are primary schools in Salisbury.

  • Pembroke Park Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bemerton St John Church of England Primary scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bemerton St John Church of England Primary is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pembroke Park Primary School was judged Good and Bemerton St John Church of England Primary was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Pembroke Park Primary School and 70.0% for Bemerton St John Church of England Primary.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Pembroke Park Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bemerton St John Church of England Primary (77.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pembroke Park Primary School versus Bemerton St John Church of England Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SalisburyPembroke Park Primary SchoolSalisburyBemerton St John Church of England PrimaryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking100th of 190 in Wiltshire 56th of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll191 208
Capacity436 214
LocationSalisbury, SP2 9LY Salisbury, SP2 9NW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census191 208
Free school meals (ever 6)38.6% 13.0%
English as an additional language15.7% 6.3%
SEN support28.8% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan6.3% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.0% 9.1% 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.

Pembroke Park Primary School

Bemerton St John Church of England Primary

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