Wilcot Road, Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5EJ
10 reasons to choose Pewsey Primary School
Top line
Pewsey Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Pewsey and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Pewsey Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 2 members of King Alfred Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Pewsey Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Pewsey Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 33% of schools.
The Pewsey Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and co-ordinated by topic with cross-curricular linking. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, outdoor learning for every year group and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Pewsey Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Pewsey Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.00pm. Out of school hours childcare from 8.00am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor, though members of the same Trust.
Find another school near Pewsey Primary School
St Francis School (1 mile); Avondale Preparatory School (12.6 miles); St Margaret’s Preparatory School (19.4 miles).
Preshute Church of England Primary School (6.1 miles); Ogbourne Church of England Primary School (10.5 miles).
Marlborough College (6.5 miles); Dauntsey’s (12.3 miles); St Mary’s Calne (14.8 miles).
St John’s Marlborough (7.2 miles); Lavington School (11.6 miles); South Wilts Grammar School for Girls (20.2 miles).