Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
School Road, Durrington, Salisbury, SP4 8HJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School is a primary school in Salisbury for ages 4 to 7. It is one of the 262 schools in Wiltshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 17 June 2025, report published 13 July 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 17 June 2025
Pupils love their school. Each morning, kind and caring staff greet pupils with a smile. Pupils feel safe because of the positive relationships that they have with adults. Parents and carers appreciate the close links that exist and the opportunities to attend the celebration assemblies and special events that the school hosts. Staff have unwavering high expectations of all pupils. Pupils understand and meet these expectations. During learning time, they work hard and achieve well. From Reception Year onwards, most children follow the routines that are in place and show positive attitudes to learning. Movement around the school is orderly and calm. Pupils are polite and respectful towards each other, staff and visitors. They describe love, kindness and respect as important 'ingredients' that make a good friend. Pupils enjoy the trips and visits that the school offers. These opportunities enhance the curriculum and bring learning to life for pupils. Pupils enjoy the broad range of extra- curricular activities. These include a trip to Salisbury Cathedral, where pupils make clay pots, or a visit to a local safari park, where they learn about different animals. The school ensures that all pupils benefit from these experiences.
What the school should improve
- The curriculum does not support pupils to secure some aspects of transcription skills that they need to develop fluency in writing, such as accurate letter formation and constructing a simple sentence. As a result, some pupils struggle to write fluently and accurately. The school should ensure that the curriculum supports pupils to secure the important foundational knowledge before moving on to more complex tasks.
- In some areas of the wider curriculum, learning activities do not support pupils to develop a sufficient depth of understanding. As a result, some pupils do not deepen their knowledge across the curriculum. The school needs to ensure that activities School 3 enable all pupils to develop a deeper understanding of the curriculum content they are learning.
Pupil numbers and mix
91 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| Avondale Preparatory School | 0.8 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School | 0.9 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 29% met the expected standard |
| Kiwi Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 32% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Hipkin-Fox
- Phone
- 01980652468
- Address
- School Road, Durrington, Salisbury, SP4 8HJ
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- URN
- 143004
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.