Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury

Christ The King Catholic School in Amesbury is showing improvements in several areas, particularly in attendance and behaviour, where leaders have implemented effective strategies. The school has created a safe and calm learning environment where pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), feel supported and cared for. While pupils' enjoyment in lessons and positive behaviours are noted as strengths, academic achievement remains a concern, as published outcomes are significantly below the national average. Nevertheless, leaders are working diligently to strengthen teaching practices and support mechanisms, indicating a commitment to improving overall educational standards.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding protocols ensuring pupil safety.
• Improving attendance rates for all pupils.
• A calm and safe learning environment fostered by strong leadership.
• Supportive strategies for pupils with SEND leading to better engagement.
• Comprehensive pastoral support enhancing personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Published outcomes are significantly below the national average.
• Older pupils have gaps in their foundational knowledge in English and mathematics.
• Inconsistency in applying high expectations of writing across subjects.
• Limited opportunities for developing speaking and listening skills.

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 Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury attended 90.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.6% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury 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 Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury had 13.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.6% 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, 22.0% of pupils at Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 31.9% 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 Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury received £16,382 and spent £16,192 for each of its 104 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £64,000 (£619 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, income was £6,402 and spending £6,277 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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Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is part of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Calne
• St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome Frome
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Chippenham
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary Wincanton
• St John's Catholic Primary School Bath
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Bath
• St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Radstock
• St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Wells
• St Gildas Catholic Primary School Yeovil
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Burnham-On-Sea

What is Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury last inspected by Ofsted?

Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury have?

Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury has 91 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury cover?

Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 25% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury?

Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is at Parsonage Road, Amesbury, Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7LX.