Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury

Wiltshire · SP4 7LX

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 91 pupils, 34.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury

General Information

Address: Earls Court Road, Amesbury, Amesbury, SP4 7LX – View on map
Phone: 01980622039
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sophie Short
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 6 families put it first for 7 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

91 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 31
% eligible for free school meals: 34.1%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Wiltshire average)
English as an additional language: 19% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 34.2% a year (Wiltshire 17.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 20% moved to another school, 80% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 2 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Wiltshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Wiltshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 9.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 28.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Speech, language and communication 24 places · 24 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 22.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 31.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 20 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 25% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 34 percentage points below the Wiltshire average (59%)
Expected standard by subject: Reading 35% · Writing 40% · Maths 25% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 40%
Average test scores: reading 100, maths 98
Based on: 20 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWiltshire averageEngland↘ Falling Down 15 percentage points since 2023/24. In 2024/25 this school was 34 percentage points below the Wiltshire average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: 171st of 174 junior and primary schools in the area

#169St Michael's Church of England Primary School29%
#170Priestley Primary School27%
#171Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury25%
#172St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes24%
#173Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy13%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington100%
=1Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School100%
#3The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy92%
#4Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School91%
#5Horningsham Primary School89%
=6Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School86%
=6St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School86%
=8St Michael's CofE Aided Primary85%
=8St. Peter's CE Primary Academy85%
=8Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School85%
=11Dinton CofE Primary School83%
=11Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School83%
=13St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington82%
=13Woodborough Church of England Primary School82%
=15King's Gate Primary School80%
=15Netheravon All Saints CofE Primary School80%
=17Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School79%
=17All Cannings Church of England Primary School79%
=17Colerne CofE Primary School79%
=20Ramsbury Primary School78%
=20Rowde CofE Academy78%
=22Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School77%
=22Mere School77%
=22Shrewton CofE Primary School77%
=22St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury77%
=22The Minster CofE Primary School77%
#27Pewsey Primary School76%
=28Minety Church of England Primary School75%
=28Pitton Church of England Primary School75%
#30St Nicholas Church of England Primary School74%
=31Box Church of England Primary School73%
=31Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School73%
=31Burbage Primary School73%
=31Sherston CofE Primary School73%
=31St Katharine's CofE Primary School73%
=31Westwood-with-Iford Primary School73%
=31Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School73%
=38Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School72%
=38Queen's Crescent School72%
=40Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School71%
=40Malmesbury Church of England Primary School71%
=40West Ashton Church of England Primary School71%
=40Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School71%
=44Bemerton St John Church of England Primary70%
=44Greentrees Primary School70%
=44Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School70%
=44St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury70%
=48Downton CofE VA Primary School69%
=48Great Bedwyn Church of England School69%
=48Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School69%
=48Shaw CE Primary School69%
=52Crudwell CofE Primary School68%
=52Longleaze Primary School68%
=52New Close Primary School68%
=52Redland Primary School68%
=52Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School68%
=57Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary67%
=57Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School67%
=57St Thomas 67%
=57The Grove Primary School67%
=57The New Forest Church of England Primary School67%
=57Wardour Catholic Primary School67%
=57Winterslow Church of England Primary School67%
=64Bitham Brook Primary School66%
=64By Brook Valley CofE Primary School66%
=64St Bartholomew's Primary Academy66%
=67Bowerhill Primary School65%
=67Bratton Primary School65%
=67Corsham Primary School65%
=67St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster65%
=67Sutton Veny CofE School65%
=67Winsley CoE VC Primary School65%
=73Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School64%
=73Ivy Lane Primary School64%
=73Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School64%
=73Southbroom St James Academy64%
=77Broad Town Church of England Primary School63%
=77Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)63%
=77Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School63%
=77Holy Trinity Church of England Academy63%
=77Preshute Church of England Primary School63%
=77St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham63%
=83Heddington Church of England Primary School62%
=83Holbrook Primary School62%
=83Neston Primary School62%
=83Southwick Church of England Primary School62%
=83St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton62%
=83Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School62%
=89Lyneham Primary School61%
=89Monkton Park Primary School61%
=91Castle Mead School60%
=91Collingbourne Church of England Primary School60%
=91Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School60%
=91Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School60%
=91Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School60%
=91Seend Church of England Primary School60%
=91St Sampson's Church of England Primary School60%
=98Broad Chalke CofE Primary School59%
=98Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School59%
=100Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy58%
=100Zouch Academy58%
=102Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School57%
=102Chirton Church of England Primary School57%
=102Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School57%
=102Lacock Church of England Primary School57%
=102Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School57%
=102Ogbourne CofE Primary School57%
=102Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School57%
=102Walwayne Court School57%
=110Amesbury Archer Primary School56%
=110Crockerton CofE Primary School56%
=110Fitzmaurice Primary School56%
=110The Mead Community Primary School56%
=114Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School55%
=114North Bradley CofE Primary School55%
=114St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge55%
=117Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School54%
=117Noremarsh Junior School54%
=117Wansdyke School54%
=120Pembroke Park Primary School53%
=120Wellington Lions Primary Academy53%
#122Dauntsey Academy Primary School52%
=123Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School50%
=123Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School50%
=123Fynamore Primary School50%
=123Hilmarton Primary School50%
=123Larkhill Primary School50%
=123Luckington Community School50%
=123St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury50%
=123St Mary's Catholic Primary School50%
=123Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy50%
=123Woodlands Primary School50%
=133Cherhill CofE School48%
=133Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School48%
=133Marden Vale CofE Academy48%
=133St Peter's CofE Academy48%
=133The Corsham Regis Primary Academy48%
=133The Manor CofE VC Primary School48%
=139Newtown Community Primary School47%
=139St Martin's CofE Primary School47%
#141Rushall Church of England Primary School46%
=142Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School45%
=142St John's CofE School45%
=142The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy45%
=145Ludgershall Castle Primary School43%
=145Nursteed Community Primary School43%
=145St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury43%
=145Wellington Eagles Primary Academy43%
#149Aloeric Primary School42%
=150Bellefield Primary and Nursery School41%
=150The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre41%
=152Keevil CofE Primary School40%
=152Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School40%
#154Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School39%
=155Old Sarum Primary School38%
=155River Mead School38%
=155St Paul's Primary School38%
=155Willowbrook Primary School38%
#159Studley Green Primary School36%
=160Ludwell Primary School35%
=160Westbury Church of England Junior School35%
=160Wilton CofE Primary School35%
=163Frogwell Primary School33%
=163Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School33%
=163Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School33%
=163Oaksey CofE Primary School33%
#167Kiwi Primary School32%
#168Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School30%
#169St Michael's Church of England Primary School29%
#170Priestley Primary School27%
#171Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury25%
#172St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes24%
#173Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy13%
#174Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary School0%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £15,779 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 184 primary schools in Wiltshire for spending per pupil

#1Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury£15,779
#2St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School£14,899
#3Oare Church of England Primary School£13,139

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury£15,779
#2St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School£14,899
#3Oare Church of England Primary School£13,139
#4St Thomas £12,073
#5Longford Church of England Primary School£12,044
#6Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£11,837
#7Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School£11,217
#8Lacock Church of England Primary School£10,469
#9Heytesbury Church of England Primary School£10,450
#10St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury£10,397
#11Marden Vale CofE Academy£10,384
#12Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy£10,383
#13Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's£10,372
#14Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School£10,335
#15Studley Green Primary School£10,088
#16Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School£9,823
#17Frogwell Primary School£9,745
#18Luckington Community School£9,684
#19Broad Town Church of England Primary School£9,487
#20The Manor CofE VC Primary School£9,286
#21River Mead School£9,227
#22St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Bromham£9,194
#23Easton Royal Academy£9,132
#24Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School£9,085
#25Westwood-with-Iford Primary School£8,920
#26Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,873
#27Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School£8,860
#28Horningsham Primary School£8,773
#29Heddington Church of England Primary School£8,758
#30Willowbrook Primary School£8,684
#31St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster£8,622
#32Rushall Church of England Primary School£8,493
#33Kiwi Primary School£8,463
#34Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School£8,408
#35St Martin's CofE Primary School£8,356
#36St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury£8,350
#37Dinton CofE Primary School£8,338
#38Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary School£8,316
#39Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School£8,306
#40Oaksey CofE Primary School£8,189
#41Bratton Primary School£8,187
#42Wilton CofE Primary School£8,186
#43Pewsey Primary School£8,098
#44Seend Church of England Primary School£8,067
#45Seagry Church of England Primary School£8,031
#46Castle Mead School£8,030
#47Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School£8,025
#48Lyneham Primary School£7,974
#49Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School£7,958
#50Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School£7,897
#51Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School£7,862
#52Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary£7,838
#53Ludwell Primary School£7,826
#54Hilmarton Primary School£7,799
#55St Paul's Primary School£7,789
#56Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School£7,736
#57Wardour Catholic Primary School£7,726
#58Chirton Church of England Primary School£7,722
#59Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School£7,718
#60The New Forest Church of England Primary School£7,707
#61Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School£7,632
#62Pembroke Park Primary School£7,620
#63Keevil CofE Primary School£7,580
#64Bellefield Primary and Nursery School£7,579
#65Wellington Lions Primary Academy£7,533
#66Wellington Eagles Primary Academy£7,530
#67Ogbourne CofE Primary School£7,476
#68Shrewton CofE Primary School£7,373
#69The Corsham Regis Primary Academy£7,338
#70Old Sarum Primary School£7,293
#71Rowde CofE Academy£7,205
#72Southwick Church of England Primary School£7,196
#73Ramsbury Primary School£7,188
#74Woodlands Primary School£7,132
#75Priestley Primary School£7,100
#76Collingbourne Church of England Primary School£7,060
#77Sherston CofE Primary School£6,991
#78Preshute Church of England Primary School£6,989
#79St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington£6,955
#80St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes£6,920
#81The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre£6,916
#82Minety Church of England Primary School£6,879
#83St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,866
#84St Katharine's CofE Primary School£6,821
#85Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School£6,799
#86Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School£6,787
#87The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy£6,781
#88Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,756
#89Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,751
#90Netheravon All Saints CofE Primary School£6,739
#91Newtown Community Primary School£6,720
#92Winsley CoE VC Primary School£6,716
#93Wansdyke School£6,695
#94St John's CofE School£6,679
#95Redland Primary School£6,672
#96Crudwell CofE Primary School£6,671
#97Holbrook Primary School£6,668
#98Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,646
#99Woodborough Church of England Primary School£6,641
#100Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School£6,625
#101Nursteed Community Primary School£6,618
#102St Michael's CofE Aided Primary£6,598
#103St Nicholas Church of England Primary School£6,597
#104St. Peter's CE Primary Academy£6,594
#105Pitton Church of England Primary School£6,582
#106Crockerton CofE Primary School£6,551
#107The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy£6,507
#108Aloeric Primary School£6,484
#109Dauntsey Academy Primary School£6,481
#110St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton£6,464
#111Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,441
#112Burbage Primary School£6,440
#113The Mead Community Primary School£6,433
#114Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School£6,387
#115St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham£6,370
#116St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington£6,360
#117St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,353
#118North Bradley CofE Primary School£6,351
#119Broad Chalke CofE Primary School£6,332
#120Greentrees Primary School£6,326
#121Malmesbury Church of England Primary School£6,306
#122Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School£6,297
#123Walwayne Court School£6,240
#124Ivy Lane Primary School£6,220
#125Colerne CofE Primary School£6,195
#126Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,184
#127Corsham Primary School£6,173
#128Larkhill Primary School£6,169
#129Longleaze Primary School£6,160
#130St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury£6,119
#131St Sampson's Church of England Primary School£6,117
#132New Close Primary School£6,109
#133By Brook Valley CofE Primary School£6,103
#134Winterslow Church of England Primary School£6,102
#135Holy Trinity Church of England Academy£6,092
#136Fynamore Primary School£6,087
#137The Grove Primary School£6,071
#138Downton CofE VA Primary School£6,070
#139Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School£6,054
#140Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School£6,043
#141Great Bedwyn Church of England School£6,035
#142Bemerton St John Church of England Primary£6,029
#143Ludgershall Castle Primary School£5,985
#144Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School£5,968
#145Fitzmaurice Primary School£5,961
#146West Ashton Church of England Primary School£5,958
#147Shaw CE Primary School£5,954
#148St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge£5,954
#149Box Church of England Primary School£5,952
#150Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,928
#151Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,922
#152All Cannings Church of England Primary School£5,864
#153Monkton Park Primary School£5,832
#154Zouch Academy£5,796
#155Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School£5,775
#156St Bartholomew's Primary Academy£5,768
#157Cherhill CofE School£5,687
#158King's Gate Primary School£5,623
#159Mere School£5,596
#160The Minster CofE Primary School£5,577
#161Neston Primary School£5,567
#162Sutton Veny CofE School£5,557
#163Bitham Brook Primary School£5,527
#164Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School£5,517
#165Queen's Crescent School£5,320
#166Bowerhill Primary School£5,244
#167Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School£4,694
#168Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School£4,558
#169Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School£4,265
#170Amesbury Archer Primary School£4,047
#171Churchfields, the Village School£3,919
#172Chapmanslade Church of England Primary School£3,235
#173Christian Malford CofE Primary School£2,971
#174Gomeldon Primary School£2,349
#175Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School£2,345
#176St Peter's CofE Academy£2,337
#177Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy£2,222
#178Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy£2,173
#179Princecroft Primary School£2,135
#180St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock£2,047
#181Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School£1,940
#182Charter Primary School£1,470
#183Kings Lodge Primary School£1,013
#184Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School£600

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