Academy converter · Wiltshire

Shaw CE Primary School

4–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146345URN

Corsham Road, Shaw, Melksham, SN12 8EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

54 applications for 30 places · 64th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 2 November 2022Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

54 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.3; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Shaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 141920), Shaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 126355), 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	54	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2025	21	45	2.1	21	1.00
Sep 2024	27	49	1.8	27	1.00
Sep 2023	26	52	2.0	25	0.96
Sep 2022	29	52	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2021	29	66	2.3	29	1.00
Sep 2020	30	74	2.5	44	1.47
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	70	2.3	33	1.10
Sep 2017 *	30	69	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2016 *	30	71	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2015 *	29	89	3.1	35	1.21
Sep 2014 *	30	61	2.0	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 81% · Maths 75% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%48th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	69%	9%	104	105
2023/24	70%	13%	105	104
2022/23	32%	0%	104	100

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

Shaw CE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
River Mead School
2.4 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
The Manor CofE VC Primary School
2.6 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Churchfields, the Village School
2.8 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place
Aloeric Primary School
2.9 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Neston Primary School
3.7 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lacock Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146345 · 865/2048
Trust: The White Horse Federation
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2018
Replaced: Shaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 141920); Shaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 126355)
Address: Corsham Road, Shaw, Melksham, SN12 8EQ
Local authority: Wiltshire

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