School profile

Nursteed Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Devizes, SN10 3BF

Requires improvement

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Schools
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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,474 of 15,057

Worse than 89% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Nursteed Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 13 Jan 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils182
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Hannah Duffy
Local authorityWiltshire
Opened01 Sept 2002
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 132832.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolWiltshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths43%, worse than England, worse than Wiltshire59%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.4%, worse than England, worse than Wiltshire8%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Wiltshire105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Wiltshire104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, similar to Wiltshire104105
Expected standard in reading61%, worse than England, worse than Wiltshire74%76%
Expected standard in writing64%, worse than England, worse than Wiltshire71%73%
Expected standard in maths50%, worse than England, worse than Wiltshire72%75%
Pupils taking tests28--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils182
Girls80
Boys102
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.25.3%
First language not English9.3%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.13.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.51
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.8
Average class size26

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
83%
Other White
5.5%
Other mixed
3.3%
White and Asian
2.2%
African
1.6%
Indian
1.1%
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
White and Black African
0.5%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.3
Teachers (FTE)9.96
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.66
Support staff (FTE)10.48
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.22
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.31
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.22
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.22
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWiltshireEngland
Overall absence5.6%, similar to England, worse than Wiltshire4.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.15.7%, worse than England, worse than Wiltshire10.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.6%, similar to England, similar to Wiltshire0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate18.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Nursteed Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimarySouthbroom St James AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miSecondaryDevizes SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimarySouthbroom Infants' SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryThe Trinity Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryWansdyke SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, DevizesAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Nursteed Community Primary School

What is Nursteed Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Nursteed Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 13 Jan 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Nursteed Community Primary School rank in England?

Nursteed Community Primary School ranks 13,474 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 89% of schools).

What are Nursteed Community Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Nursteed Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Nursteed Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Nursteed Community Primary School made 22 offers from 31 applications (1.4 per offer), and 22 of 22 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Nursteed Community Primary School?

Nursteed Community Primary School has 182 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Nursteed Community Primary School?

Nursteed Community Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Nursteed Community Primary School?

At Nursteed Community Primary School, the average class had 26 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Nursteed Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Nursteed Community Primary School missed 5.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 15.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.