Downton CofE VA Primary School

State-Funded School

downton-cofe-va-primary-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

SalisburyConstituency

SP5 3LZPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Downton CofE VA Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 272 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

272

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 272
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.