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Voluntary aided school · Wiltshire

St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge

  • 4–11Ages
  • 300Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 126429URN

Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJul 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.5per place
0.4 below Wiltshire median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

50 applications for 34 places · 97th of 125 in Wiltshire
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
55%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJul 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

  1. 23 November 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 9 July 2013
    Graded inspection: 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
1.5applications per place, Reception
0.4 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  2. 2025 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  4. 2023 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  5. 2022 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  6. 2021 1.8; Wiltshire median median 2.4
  7. 2020 1.6; Wiltshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.0
  10. 2017 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  11. 2016 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  12. 2015 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  13. 2014 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 0 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202634501.5341.00
Sep 202544571.3451.02
Sep 202444741.7441.00
Sep 202328511.8281.00
Sep 202237681.8371.00
Sep 202142751.8421.00
Sep 202044701.6441.00
Sep 201944741.7410.93
Sep 201845771.7451.00
Sep 201745861.9521.16
Sep 201645661.5420.93
Sep 201545701.6410.91
Sep 201445831.8491.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 68% · Maths 68% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%114th of 174 in Wiltshire
Reading
Expected standard82%
Higher standard36%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard68%
Greater depth16%
Maths
Expected standard68%
Higher standard25%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Wiltshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2555%11%106104
2023/2469%11%108107
2022/2362%9%105103

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

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  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
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  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
126429 · 865/3430
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
315 pupils · 300 on roll
Free school meals
13.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EA
Local authority
Wiltshire

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