Woodford Valley Church of England Aided SchoolOld Sarum Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School and Old Sarum Primary School are primary schools in Salisbury.

  • Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Old Sarum Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School was judged the expected standard and Old Sarum Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 83.0% for Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School and 38.0% for Old Sarum Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School (65.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Old Sarum Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School versus Old Sarum Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SalisburyWoodford Valley Church of England Aided SchoolSalisburyOld Sarum Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking25th of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure168th of 190 in Wiltshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll197 283
Capacity164 420
LocationSalisbury, SP4 6NR Salisbury, SP4 6GH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure38.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census197 283
Free school meals (ever 6)5.6% 24.4%
English as an additional language4.6% 13.4%
SEN support12.7% 18.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 6.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.4% Stronger figure16.4% 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.

Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School

Old Sarum Primary School

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