Community school · Wiltshire

St Paul's Primary School

4–11Ages
175Pupils
PrimaryPhase
126182URN

The Oaks, Chippenham, SN15 1DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

26 applications for 21 places · 115th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 1.4; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.4; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	26	1.2	20	0.95
Sep 2025	25	40	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2024	20	24	1.2	18	0.90
Sep 2023	24	24	1.0	21	0.88
Sep 2022	23	29	1.3	21	0.91
Sep 2021	17	23	1.4	13	0.76
Sep 2020	18	26	1.4	16	0.89
Sep 2019	21	30	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2018	23	30	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2017	18	30	1.7	17	0.94
Sep 2016	24	34	1.4	20	0.83
Sep 2015	28	32	1.1	28	1.00
Sep 2014	32	47	1.5	31	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 54% · Maths 42% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%155th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	103	101
2023/24	22%	0%	101	98
2022/23	52%	12%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Paul's Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Ivy Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Redland Primary School
1.4 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Monkton Park Primary School
1.6 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Frogwell Primary School
1.9 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Academy
1.9 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Charter Primary School
2.3 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2024

2.8applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126182 · 865/2023
Capacity: 210 pupils · 175 on roll
Free school meals: 32.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: The Oaks, Chippenham, SN15 1DU
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources