St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolLarkhill Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Michael's Church of England Primary School and Larkhill Primary School are primary schools in Salisbury.

  • St Michael's Church of England Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Larkhill Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Michael's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Michael's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Larkhill Primary School 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 29.0% for St Michael's Church of England Primary School and 50.0% for Larkhill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Michael's Church of England Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 29.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Larkhill Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Michael's Church of England Primary School versus Larkhill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SalisburySt Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolSalisburyLarkhill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking114th of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure139th of 190 in Wiltshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll383 189
Capacity420 420
LocationSalisbury, SP4 8FB Salisbury, SP4 8QB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard29.0% 50.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 102.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census383 189
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 10.6%
English as an additional language18.0% 25.4%
SEN support10.7% 20.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure4.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.8% 8.7% 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.

St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Larkhill Primary School

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