Voluntary controlled school · Wiltshire

Sherston CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
127Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126356URN

Knockdown Road, Sherston, Malmesbury, SN16 0NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

56 applications for 30 places · 54th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 8 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years				Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance				Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
24 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9

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	30	56	1.9	36	1.20
Sep 2025	20	33	1.7	18	0.90
Sep 2024	20	35	1.8	21	1.05
Sep 2023	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2022	12	32	2.7	11	0.92
Sep 2021	11	28	2.6	11	1.00
Sep 2020	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2019	14	28	2.0	13	0.93
Sep 2018	20	39	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2017	24	34	1.4	22	0.92
Sep 2016	24	39	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2015	29	48	1.7	31	1.07
Sep 2014	29	37	1.3	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 73% · Maths 100% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%31st of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard59%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	73%	14%	110	110
2023/24	86%	14%	110	110
2022/23	79%	5%	107	105

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

Sherston CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Luckington Community School
2.7 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School
6.0 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Leighterton Primary School
6.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.4applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England Primary School
6.4 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
7.2 km · South Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Malmesbury Church of England Primary School
8.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School
8.3 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury
8.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

4.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126356 · 865/3163
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 127 on roll
Free school meals: 6.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Knockdown Road, Sherston, Malmesbury, SN16 0NJ
Local authority: Wiltshire

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