Community school · Wiltshire

Hilmarton Primary School

4–11Ages
105Pupils
PrimaryPhase
126198URN

Compton Road, Hilmarton, Calne, SN11 8SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

2.3 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

58 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

Inspection history

28 February 2024
Graded inspection: Good
6 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

4.1applications per place, Reception

2.3 above Wiltshire median (1.9) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

58 applications · 14 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 4.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 3.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 3.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 3.7; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 3.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 3.4; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 13 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	14	58	4.1	13	0.93
Sep 2025	16	42	2.6	16	1.00
Sep 2024	9	34	3.8	9	1.00
Sep 2023	11	38	3.5	10	0.91
Sep 2022	16	40	2.5	18	1.13
Sep 2021	14	52	3.7	12	0.86
Sep 2020	16	36	2.3	16	1.00
Sep 2019	16	48	3.0	21	1.31
Sep 2018	16	55	3.4	16	1.00
Sep 2017	16	40	2.5	17	1.06
Sep 2016	16	46	2.9	22	1.38
Sep 2015	15	32	2.1	13	0.87
Sep 2014	16	43	2.7	17	1.06

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 58% · Maths 75% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%123rd of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	50%	0%	107	105
2023/24	64%	0%	108	104
2022/23	50%	0%	108	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

Hilmarton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

4.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lyneham Primary School
3.5 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School
3.8 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Marden Vale CofE Academy
4.0 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2023

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Fynamore Primary School
4.3 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Priestley Primary School
4.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Cherhill CofE School
5.4 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy
5.5 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Christian Malford CofE Primary School
6.8 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.6applications 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: 126198 · 865/2052
Capacity: 114 pupils · 105 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Compton Road, Hilmarton, Calne, SN11 8SG
Local authority: Wiltshire

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