Voluntary aided school · Wiltshire

Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

5–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126400URN

Church Road, Derry Hill, Calne, SN11 9NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

56 applications for 28 places · 38th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

56 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.9; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.4; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 3.1; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 12 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	28	56	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2025	30	47	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2024	30	72	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2023	29	55	1.9	28	0.97
Sep 2022	30	62	2.1	35	1.17
Sep 2021	28	82	2.9	27	0.96
Sep 2020	26	63	2.4	25	0.96
Sep 2019	29	89	3.1	42	1.45
Sep 2018	30	88	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2017	23	56	2.4	23	1.00
Sep 2016	29	70	2.4	29	1.00
Sep 2015	30	60	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2014	30	61	2.0	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 76% · Maths 66% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%98th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	59%	7%	101	101
2023/24	59%	10%	104	104
2022/23	40%	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

Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Fynamore Primary School
3.3 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Kings Lodge Primary School
3.3 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2021

1.3applications per place
Charter Primary School
4.0 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2024

2.8applications per place
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School
4.1 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Requires improvement2023

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy
4.2 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Priestley Primary School
4.3 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Monkton Park Primary School
4.3 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 61%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: 126400 · 865/3330
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Derry Hill, Calne, SN11 9NN
Local authority: Wiltshire

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