Voluntary controlled school · Wiltshire

Colerne CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126316URN

Quarry Lane, Colerne, Chippenham, SN14 8DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.7 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

34 applications for 29 places · 120th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
6 June 2017
Graded inspection: 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

0.7 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 1.1; 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	29	34	1.2	29	1.00
Sep 2025	19	21	1.1	19	1.00
Sep 2024	29	39	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2023	28	36	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2022	34	42	1.2	33	0.97
Sep 2021	30	40	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2020	34	41	1.2	34	1.00
Sep 2019	31	40	1.3	30	0.97
Sep 2018	33	39	1.2	32	0.97
Sep 2017	41	45	1.1	41	1.00
Sep 2016	29	31	1.1	26	0.90
Sep 2015	39	44	1.1	33	0.85
Sep 2014	27	29	1.1	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 84% · Maths 92% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%17th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	79%	18%	108	109
2023/24	65%	8%	109	108
2022/23	67%	17%	107	110

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

Colerne CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

1.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Box Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Wiltshire

Good2019

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Marshfield Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · South Gloucestershire

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
The Corsham Regis Primary Academy
5.0 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Neston Primary School
5.2 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Batheaston Church School
5.4 km · Bath and North East Somerset

2026

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bathford Church School
5.5 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham
5.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Corsham Primary School
5.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126316 · 865/3040
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 270 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Quarry Lane, Colerne, Chippenham, SN14 8DU
Local authority: Wiltshire

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