# SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)

SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) is a special school in Wiltshire, for pupils aged 4 to 19.

It had 116 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E149746. [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Free schools special
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Pupils: 116
- Council: Wiltshire
- URN: 149746

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 7 July 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Wiltshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wiltshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wiltshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 6 | – | – |

SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-manor-fields-primary-school-e126265): 280 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sarum-st-pauls-cofe-va-primary-school-e126411): 570 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brunel College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunel-college-e144514): 620 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bemerton St John Church of England Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bemerton-st-john-church-of-england-primary-e146808): 970 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pembroke Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pembroke-park-primary-school-e139386): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [South Wilts Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-wilts-grammar-school-e136391): 1.2 km. Secondary. Improved significantly, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 76.5 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149746)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149746)

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