Voluntary aided school · Wiltshire

Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
81Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126394URN

Ermin Street, Baydon, Baydon School, Ermin Street, Marlborough, SN8 2JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.8 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

16 applications for 6 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 · 23 April 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

23 April 2024
Graded inspection: Good
17 November 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

16 applications · 6 places offered · 5 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 1.4; 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	6	16	2.7	5	0.83
Sep 2025	8	14	1.8	6	0.75
Sep 2024	6	10	1.7	5	0.83
Sep 2023	21	34	1.6	20	0.95
Sep 2022	11	21	1.9	10	0.91
Sep 2021	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2020	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2019	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2018	10	20	2.0	10	1.00
Sep 2017	17	36	2.1	18	1.06
Sep 2016	14	26	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2015	14	34	2.4	11	0.79
Sep 2014	17	23	1.4	16	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 63% · Maths 63% → 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 standard50%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	100	102
2023/24	55%	10%	105	103
2022/23	39%	0%	105	100

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

Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary
3.0 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Lambourn CofE Primary School
4.3 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Ramsbury Primary School
6.4 km · Wiltshire

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Bishopstone Church of England Primary School
6.7 km · Swindon

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place
Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Oxfordshire

2026

5.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School
8.2 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Wanborough Primary School
9.0 km · Swindon

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ogbourne CofE Primary School
9.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126394 · 865/3306
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 81 on roll
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ermin Street, Baydon, Baydon School, Ermin Street, Marlborough, SN8 2JJ
Local authority: Wiltshire

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