Voluntary aided school · Wiltshire

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury

4–11Ages
77Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
126424URN

Holloway Hill, Holloway, Malmesbury, SN16 9BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.7per place

2.8 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

14 applications for 3 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 · 7 March 2023Ofsted'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

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

4.7applications per place, Reception

2.8 above Wiltshire median (1.9) 2.5 above England median (2.2)

14 applications · 3 places offered · 3 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 2.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 4.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 4.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 3.0; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.6; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.6; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 3.1; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 2.1; 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	3	14	4.7	3	1.00
Sep 2025	5	13	2.6	5	1.00
Sep 2024	8	22	2.8	6	0.75
Sep 2023	4	17	4.3	4	1.00
Sep 2022	10	42	4.2	10	1.00
Sep 2021	15	45	3.0	15	1.00
Sep 2020	20	51	2.6	23	1.15
Sep 2019	20	51	2.6	24	1.20
Sep 2018	14	44	3.1	14	1.00
Sep 2017	20	49	2.5	19	0.95
Sep 2016	20	46	2.3	17	0.85
Sep 2015	19	35	1.8	16	0.84
Sep 2014	20	41	2.1	23	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 50% · Maths 57% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%145th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	43%	0%	103	100
2023/24	73%	14%	109	106
2022/23	61%	13%	105	101

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MalmesburyThis school
This school

Good2023

4.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Malmesbury Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy
5.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.3applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Crudwell CofE Primary School
5.9 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School
6.2 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Seagry Church of England Primary School
6.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
7.9 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School
7.9 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 100%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: 126424 · 865/3418
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 150 pupils · 77 on roll
Free school meals: 24.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Holloway Hill, Holloway, Malmesbury, SN16 9BB
Local authority: Wiltshire

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