Primary school in Salisbury, Dorset
Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery
Common Road, Sixpenny Handley, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5NJ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 26 April 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 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
- 73
- Places
- 125
- How full
- 58% full — 73 of 125 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 38 / 35
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 4%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 22%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Dorset 007D, 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
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 14%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
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 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE HEATH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Laura Stone
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- Cranborne Chase
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- URN
- 142503
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3.9 mi |
| Cranborne Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 4.6 mi |
| Broad Chalke CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 59% | 5.8 mi |
| Ludwell Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 35% | 6.4 mi |
| Witchampton Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 6.7 mi |
| Downlands Community SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 42% | 7.2 mi |
| Pimperne Church of England VC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 63% | 7.3 mi |
| Trinity Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 7.4 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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