Zouch Academy

Zouch Academy is performing exceptionally well, achieving outstanding ratings across all evaluation domains. The school has a strong community atmosphere, where pupils feel proud to belong and are supported by dedicated staff who hold high expectations for their success. With effective pastoral support and a focus on mental well-being, students quickly adapt to the school environment, contributing to a harmoniously safe learning space. The ambitious curriculum sets strong foundations, particularly in early years and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is commendable. However, challenges persist due to high pupil mobility and the impact on published educational outcomes, as many students only attend for a portion of their primary education.

Strengths

• Exceptional community atmosphere where pupils feel proud to belong.
• High expectations and dedicated support from staff.
• Strong pastoral support for pupils and families.
• Ambitious curriculum with a focus on early years education.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND leading to exceptional progress.
• Strong culture of reading and high-quality phonics instruction.
• Pupils demonstrate excellent attitudes towards learning.
• Opportunities for pupils to take on roles of responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

• Quality of education does not reflect published outcomes due to high pupil mobility.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Zouch Academy attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Zouch Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Zouch Academy had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.8% of pupils at Zouch Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 20 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Zouch Academy received £6,408 and spent £6,659 for each of its 431 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £268,000 (£622 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of The White Horse Federation, income was £7,712 and spending £7,474 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Zouch Academy is part of The White Horse Federation, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Larkhill Primary School Salisbury
• Devizes School Devizes
• Southbroom Infants' School Devizes
• Seend Church of England Primary School Melksham
• The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College Swindon
• Melksham Oak Community School Melksham
• Bowerhill Primary School Melksham
• Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School Melksham
• The Croft Primary School Swindon
• St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington Trowbridge

What is Zouch Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Zouch Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Zouch Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Zouch Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Zouch Academy have?

Zouch Academy has 433 pupils on roll.

What age range does Zouch Academy cover?

Zouch Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Zouch Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Zouch Academy?

Zouch Academy is at Wavell Road, Tidworth, Hampshire, SP9 7JF.