Academy converter · Wiltshire

Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
158Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141148URN

High Street, Dilton Marsh, Westbury, BA13 4DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

49 applications for 30 places · 83rd of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%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 · 31 October 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

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 3.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 2.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School (URN 126375), the previous school.

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	30	49	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2025	26	41	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2024	18	35	1.9	17	0.94
Sep 2023	30	42	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2022	19	32	1.7	18	0.95
Sep 2021	14	51	3.6	14	1.00
Sep 2020	30	56	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	67	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	64	2.1	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	59	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2015	29	64	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	75	2.5	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 63% · Maths 83% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%117th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	54%	4%	105	107
2023/24	43%	0%	103	102
2022/23	72%	12%	108	107

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

Dilton Marsh CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place
Westbury Church of England Junior School
2.2 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2024

35%met the SATs standard
Westbury Infant School
2.4 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place
Chapmanslade Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Bitham Brook Primary School
3.4 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Berkley Church of England First School
3.9 km · Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place
The Minster CofE Primary School
5.1 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Beckington Church First School
5.1 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141148 · 865/3207
Trust: Acorn Education Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 158 on roll
Free school meals: 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2014
Replaced: Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School (URN 126375)
Address: High Street, Dilton Marsh, Westbury, BA13 4DY
Local authority: Wiltshire

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