Primary school

Princecroft Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Wiltshire
  • BA12 8NT
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,519 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 31%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 95%95%2016/17: top 77%2017/18: top 57%2018/19: top 91%2022/23: top 52%2023/24: top 93%2024/25: top 31%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM72% · South West 62%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · South West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · South West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South West 104Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 26% · 19 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 50% · 20 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 64% · 14 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 46% · 26 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 61% · 18 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 38% · 25 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 72% · 29 pupils · South West 62%72%26%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 19 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 15% · 20 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 14% · 14 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 26 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 18 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 8% · 25 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · South West 6%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 19 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 20 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 14 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 102 · 26 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 18 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 102 · 25 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 107 · 29 pupils · South West 10510796No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 19 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 20 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 14 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 104 · 26 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 18 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 99 · 25 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · South West 10410599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd131
3rd90

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Goodas predecessor
  6. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026249
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.7%
First language not English8.3%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils6.9%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

118.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.5
  • Other support 8.2

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 28.8 · 55 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 4 months.

  • +£67,000revenue reserve
  • −£36,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST (21 academies) · trust reserve £2,271,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it