Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary SchoolBemerton St John Church of England Primary

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

Summary of the comparison

Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School and Bemerton St John Church of England Primary are primary schools in Salisbury.

  • Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, 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.

  • Salisbury, Manor Fields 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 69.0% for Salisbury, Manor Fields 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 Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% 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

Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School versus Bemerton St John Church of England Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SalisburySalisbury, Manor Fields Primary SchoolSalisburyBemerton St John Church of England PrimaryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking85th of 190 in Wiltshire 56th of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll225 208
Capacity230 214
LocationSalisbury, SP2 7EJ Salisbury, SP2 9NW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census225 208
Free school meals (ever 6)17.3% 13.0%
English as an additional language17.8% 6.3%
SEN support3.1% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan11.6% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.1% 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.

Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School

Bemerton St John Church of England Primary

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