Academy converter · Wiltshire

St Katharine's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
93Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144454URN

Savernake Forest, Marlborough, SN8 3BG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.1 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

41 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 2 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
7 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 3.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 3.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 4.7; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 3.1; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 3.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 3.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as St Katharine's CofE(VC) Primary School (URN 126310), 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	14	41	2.9	14	1.00
Sep 2025	15	47	3.1	11	0.73
Sep 2024	14	41	2.9	10	0.71
Sep 2023	15	43	2.9	19	1.27
Sep 2022	14	47	3.4	14	1.00
Sep 2021	15	71	4.7	22	1.47
Sep 2020	15	47	3.1	16	1.07
Sep 2019	15	48	3.2	16	1.07
Sep 2018	10	35	3.5	8	0.80
Sep 2017 *	14	36	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2016 *	15	41	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2015 *	12	43	3.6	18	1.50
Sep 2014 *	18	41	2.3	13	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 82% · Maths 82% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%31st of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	73%	27%	111	106
2023/24	46%	8%	104	100
2022/23	67%	0%	109	103

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 Katharine's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Great Bedwyn Church of England School
3.0 km · Wiltshire

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Burbage Primary School
4.1 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Easton Royal Academy
6.2 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place
Ramsbury Primary School
7.1 km · Wiltshire

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School
7.2 km · Wiltshire

Improved significantly2025

1.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Preshute Church of England Primary School
8.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

4.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School
9.1 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hungerford Primary School
9.3 km · West Berkshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 65%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144454 · 865/3023
Trust: Excalibur Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 93 on roll
Free school meals: 2.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: St Katharine's CofE(VC) Primary School (URN 126310)
Address: Savernake Forest, Marlborough, SN8 3BG
Local authority: Wiltshire

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