Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School

Bulford St Leonard's C of E Primary School is performing at an expected standard across various domains, demonstrating suitable progress in key stages 1 and 2. Pupils achieve results that are typically close to national averages, indicating that they are generally well prepared for the next steps in their education. While the school has established a supportive and inclusive environment, challenges remain, particularly in the early years where curriculum and teaching need refining to better support children’s language development and readiness for future learning.

Strengths

• Pupils generally achieve well and progress through the curriculum.
• Strong culture of safeguarding where pupils feel safe and valued.
• Leaders have a clear vision for high-quality education and take appropriate action for improvement.
• Supportive environment for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High expectations set for pupil behaviour, leading to a positive learning environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years curriculum does not fully identify essential knowledge and skills.
• Interactions between staff and children in early years need to be of higher quality.
• Inconsistencies in the effective use of assessment to inform teaching adjustments.

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 Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School 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 Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 52.9% 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, 10.2% of pupils at Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School received £6,309 and spent £6,886 for each of its 189 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £196,000 (£1,038 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Acorn Education Trust, income was £8,177 and spending £8,032 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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All schools in Salisbury · Wiltshire local authority: places and applications

Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School is part of Acorn Education Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Avon Valley Academy Salisbury
• Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Salisbury
• St Michael's Church of England Primary School Salisbury
• Netheravon All Saints CofE Primary School Salisbury
• Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary School Salisbury
• Pewsey Vale School Pewsey
• Dinton CofE Primary School Salisbury
• Wansdyke School Devizes
• Heytesbury Church of England Primary School Warminster
• Rowde CofE Academy Devizes

What is Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School have?

Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School has 186 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School cover?

Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School?

Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School is at John French Way, Bulford Village, Bulford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 9HP.