Primary school

Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Wiltshire
  • BA12 8LF
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,074 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 49%2018/19: top 72%2022/23: top 23%23% · 2022/232023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 41%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM68% · South West 62%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM5% · South West 6%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · South West 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · South West 104Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 20 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 53% · 17 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 67% · 12 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 58% · 26 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 73% · 15 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 45% · 11 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 68% · 22 pupils · South West 62%73%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 20 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 17 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 25% · 12 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 12% · 26 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 15 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 9% · 11 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 5% · 22 pupils · South West 6%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 20 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 17 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 12 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 102 · 26 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 107 · 15 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 103 · 11 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 22 pupils · South West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 20 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 17 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 12 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 100 · 26 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 15 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 102 · 11 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 22 pupils · South West 104105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd110
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Inadequate
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2010Inadequate
  4. 2011Satisfactory
  5. 2013Requires improvement
  6. 2015Good
  7. 2019Remains Good
  8. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026153
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.5%
First language not English8.6%
SEN support17.3%
EHC plan5.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 41%Boys 59%

102% full · 150 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.0
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 4.9
  • Leadership 2.4
  • Teaching assistants 4.5
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 7.3 FTE · Whole workforce 14 · 25 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,760
Spend per pupil£6,774
Staff spend per pupil£5,449
Reserve per pupil−£11
  • −£1,648revenue reserve
  • −£2,139in-year balance

Grants £6,516 · self-generated £244 · premises £285 per pupil