Primary school

Ludgershall Castle Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Wiltshire
  • SP11 9RB
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,474 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 90%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 82%82%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 82%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 55%55% · 2023/242024/25: top 90%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM43% · South West 62%1/10 Well below South West−7.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM4% · South West 6%4/10 Below+22.6 pts
Reading score103 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West+7.8 pts
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West+9.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 29 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 46% · 26 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 39% · 28 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 53% · 38 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 54% · 39 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 61% · 46 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 43% · 49 pupils · South West 62%61%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 26 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 3% · 38 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 3% · 39 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 4% · 46 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 4% · 49 pupils · South West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 29 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 100 · 26 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 28 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 100 · 38 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 39 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 103 · 46 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 103 · 49 pupils · South West 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 29 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 96 · 26 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 28 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 101 · 38 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 39 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 103 · 46 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 49 pupils · South West 10410396No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
34 of 34 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3434
2nd124
3rd72

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Inadequate
  2. 2007Good
  3. 2009Inadequate
  4. 2010Satisfactory
  5. 2013Good
  6. 2017Ungraded visit
  7. 2023Good

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 2026265
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.0%
First language not English6.9%
SEN support13.4%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils17.8%

Girls 52.7%Boys 47.3%

63.1% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.4
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 10.2
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 12.8
  • Other support 5.9

Teachers 12.4 FTE · Whole workforce 31.1 · 47 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,686
Spend per pupil£6,565
Staff spend per pupil£5,229
Reserve per pupil£1,743
  • +£462,000revenue reserve
  • +£32,014in-year balance

Grants £6,687 · self-generated £102 · premises £319 per pupil