Primary school in Warminster, Wiltshire
Princecroft Primary School
Princecroft Lane, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 8NT
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 14 December 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 249 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 116 / 133
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wiltshire 043D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 63%
- Households in social housing
- 26%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Gemma Pierson
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward
- Warminster West
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- URN
- 151735
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Minster CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 77% | 0.4 mi |
| Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 68% | 0.4 mi |
| The Avenue Primary School and Children's CentreAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 41% | 0.8 mi |
| New Close Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 68% | 1.1 mi |
| St John's CofE SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 45% | 1.3 mi |
| Crockerton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 56% | 1.4 mi |
| St George's Catholic Primary School, WarminsterVoluntary aided school | Requires improvement 2023 | 65% | 1.8 mi |
| Chapmanslade Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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