Academy sponsor led · Wiltshire

West Ashton Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
88Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143957URN

29 Bratton Road, West Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

34 applications for 15 places · 21st 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 · 14 November 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

34 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 5.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 3.8; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.7; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as West Ashton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 126417), 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	15	34	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2025	12	25	2.1	12	1.00
Sep 2024	11	25	2.3	11	1.00
Sep 2023	2	10	5.0	2	1.00
Sep 2022	11	19	1.7	11	1.00
Sep 2021	6	23	3.8	6	1.00
Sep 2020	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2019	14	30	2.1	12	0.86
Sep 2018	6	15	2.5	4	0.67
Sep 2017	9	16	1.8	8	0.89
Sep 2016 *	16	27	1.7	12	0.75
Sep 2015 *	11	24	2.2	8	0.73
Sep 2014 *	15	33	2.2	12	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → 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 standard79%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	71%	7%	104	105
2023/24	88%	25%	109	109
2022/23	73%	18%	110	109

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

West Ashton Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Castle Mead School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Willowbrook Primary School
2.3 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Holbrook Primary School
2.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
North Bradley CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2021

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Paxcroft Primary School
2.8 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place
The Mead Community Primary School
2.8 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
3.1 km · Wiltshire

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Newtown Community Primary School
3.2 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 47%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143957 · 865/2030
Trust: Acorn Education Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 124 pupils · 88 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: West Ashton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 126417)
Address: 29 Bratton Road, West Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6AZ
Local authority: Wiltshire

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