Wardour Catholic Primary SchoolSemley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Wardour Catholic Primary School and Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools.

  • Wardour Catholic Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wardour Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wardour Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 67.0% for Wardour Catholic Primary School and 45.0% for Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wardour Catholic Primary School (75.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wardour Catholic Primary School versus Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TisburyWardour Catholic Primary SchoolShaftesburySemley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking38th of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure58th of 190 in Wiltshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll85 123
Capacity105 150
LocationTisbury, SP3 6RF Shaftesbury, SP7 9AU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure45.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census85 123
Free school meals (ever 6)3.5% 5.7%
English as an additional language3.5% 0.0%
SEN support14.1% 10.6%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure5.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.7% Stronger figure8.4% 15.8%

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.

Wardour Catholic Primary School

Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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