Voluntary aided school · Wiltshire

St Michael's CofE Aided Primary

4–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126392URN

Back Lane, Aldbourne, Marlborough, SN8 2BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 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

85%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 30 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
15 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

56 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.8; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 1.8; 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	38	1.27
Sep 2025	30	59	2.0	42	1.40
Sep 2024	24	39	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2023	26	47	1.8	25	0.96
Sep 2022	21	51	2.4	21	1.00
Sep 2021	25	53	2.1	24	0.96
Sep 2020	22	39	1.8	21	0.95
Sep 2019	31	48	1.6	30	0.97
Sep 2018	27	34	1.3	27	1.00
Sep 2017	31	45	1.5	34	1.10
Sep 2016	31	47	1.5	35	1.13
Sep 2015	29	49	1.7	30	1.03
Sep 2014	22	39	1.8	23	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 88% · Maths 97% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%8th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard68%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard50%

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	85%	9%	111	110
2023/24	79%	0%	110	109
2022/23	59%	11%	105	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

St Michael's CofE Aided PrimaryThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ramsbury Primary School
4.2 km · Wiltshire

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ogbourne CofE Primary School
6.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lambourn CofE Primary School
6.8 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School
7.7 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bishopstone Church of England Primary School
8.1 km · Swindon

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place
Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School
8.2 km · Swindon

Good2022

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Wanborough Primary School
9.1 km · Swindon

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126392 · 865/3300
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Back Lane, Aldbourne, Marlborough, SN8 2BP
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources