Academy converter · Wiltshire

Malmesbury Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
410Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139753URN

Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, SN16 9JR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

56 applications for 38 places · 97th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 38 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 1.5; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	38	56	1.5	36	0.95
Sep 2025	49	70	1.4	49	1.00
Sep 2024	58	78	1.3	64	1.10
Sep 2023	56	71	1.3	55	0.98
Sep 2022	58	75	1.3	57	0.98
Sep 2021	56	84	1.5	56	1.00
Sep 2020	60	92	1.5	65	1.08
Sep 2019	58	85	1.5	57	0.98
Sep 2018	58	84	1.5	57	0.98
Sep 2017	60	97	1.6	72	1.20
Sep 2016	60	88	1.5	65	1.08
Sep 2015	60	95	1.6	63	1.05
Sep 2014	60	92	1.5	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 84% · Maths 82% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%40th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Wiltshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	8%	107	106
2023/24	65%	6%	107	104
2022/23	78%	15%	108	106

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

Malmesbury Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury
0.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

4.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Crudwell CofE Primary School
5.5 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy
6.3 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.3applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School
6.4 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
7.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Seagry Church of England Primary School
7.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Oaksey CofE Primary School
8.1 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 33%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139753 · 865/3117
Trust: Malmesbury C of E Primary School
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 410 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: Malmesbury Church of England Primary School (URN 126338)
Address: Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, SN16 9JR
Local authority: Wiltshire

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