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St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of England186 pupilsSalisburyWiltshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
Reached the expected level at 1168%England 63%
Attendance95.9%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families11%Far fewer than most schools
Places24 spare186 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher20.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll186Census January 2026

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock is a converter academy in Salisbury for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 186 pupils and room for 210. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

16 Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1QX01722 503590st-andrews-laverstock.wilts.sch.ukMrs J Fernie headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

31 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1168%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level10%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score109.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score105.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 38%38%20172018: 66%66%20182019: 71%71%20192023: 65%65%20232024: 50%50%20242025: 68%68%2025
Since 2017: +30%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†WiltshireEngland
Pupils tested313031312929
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths68%50%65%71%66%38%60%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths10%10%16%13%7%3%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score109.0105.0107.0104.0105.0100.0105.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score105.0102.0103.0105.0105.0101.0103.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score108.0106.0105.0105.0104.0101.0104.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard94%63%87%71%76%52%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard77%57%71%90%69%59%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)74%67%77%87%83%66%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.9-0.3+0.4-2.9
Maths progressMaths progress score-1.7+0.7+0.7-1.2
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged33%0%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged54%48%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock, the school this one replaced in May 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
63%75%
Gap 12 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

A few spare places191 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
91% full

About 19 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (26 offers for 30 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary3026all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll186Census January 2026
Places21089% full
Pupils from low-income families11%11% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English12%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%28 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%5 pupils with a plan
Average class size26.01 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)11%£31,000 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls84 / 102
White British pupils83%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (9), language and communications needs (6), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (4), Specific learning difficulty (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Moderate learning difficulty (3).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school6.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission0.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.2%4.6%4.5%6.0%5.7%4.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.5%3.8%4.0%5.6%5.5%3.4%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.7%0.8%0.5%0.4%0.2%0.9%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence6.8%9.6%7.8%14.7%15.6%7.5%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock, the school this one replaced in May 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers9.2full-time equivalent, 15 people
Pupils per teacher20.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£46,221
Vacancies0

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Money in reserve29%A lot put by: £98k, £518 per pupil
Money in against money out-£46kit spent more than it took in this year

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m6612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate67 per 1,000 people27% lower than the England average
Typical house price£320,000Wiltshire
Nearest bus stop40 mSt Andrews School, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Wyndham Park Infants' SchoolAcademy0.8 miles227No overall grade 20252Compare
St Mark's CofE Junior School, SalisburyAcademy0.8 miles346Good 202075Compare
Greentrees Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles425No overall grade 202591Compare
St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles141Inadequate 20232Compare
Five Rivers Online SchoolOnline provider1.1 milesNot inspectedCompare
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, SalisburyRoman Catholic1.5 miles209Good 202490Compare
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary SchoolChurch of England1.6 miles214No overall grade 202473Compare
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles225Good 202355Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock yet.

How good are St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 68% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 10% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock have?

186 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 89% full.

Is St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock oversubscribed?

Probably not. 19 places were empty in 2024/25 (9% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock?

Pupils were in school 95.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock?

The average class had 26.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
16 Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1QX
Telephone
01722 503590
Website
www.st-andrews-laverstock.wilts.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs J Fernie
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Salisbury
Multi-academy trust
Pickwick Academy Trust (21 schools)
Local authority
Wiltshire
Ward
Laverstock
Constituency
Salisbury
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 May 2025 (academy converter)
URN
151737 · LAESTAB 8653362 · UKPRN 10097604
Formerly
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock

Where these figures come from