Academy converter · Wiltshire

The Manor CofE VC Primary School

4–11Ages
121Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146348URN

Ruskin Avenue, Melksham, SN12 7NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

29 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

29 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as The Manor CofE VC Primary School (URN 138730), The Manor CofE VC Primary School (URN 134992), 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	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2025	10	21	2.1	10	1.00
Sep 2024	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2023	12	32	2.7	11	0.92
Sep 2022	16	32	2.0	15	0.94
Sep 2021	18	47	2.6	17	0.94
Sep 2020	16	35	2.2	11	0.69
Sep 2019	21	42	2.0	21	1.00
Sep 2018 *	36	58	1.6	31	0.86
Sep 2017 *	43	66	1.5	38	0.88
Sep 2016 *	40	57	1.4	28	0.70
Sep 2015 *	37	78	2.1	34	0.92
Sep 2014 *	45	83	1.8	38	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 60% · Maths 68% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%133rd of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard36%

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	48%	12%	104	105
2023/24	40%	3%	99	99
2022/23	25%	0%	99	98

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

The Manor CofE VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
River Mead School
0.4 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Aloeric Primary School
0.7 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bowerhill Primary School
2.0 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Shaw CE Primary School
2.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington
3.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Seend Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146348 · 865/2051
Trust: The White Horse Federation
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 336 pupils · 121 on roll
Free school meals: 46.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2018
Replaced: The Manor CofE VC Primary School (URN 138730); The Manor CofE VC Primary School (URN 134992)
Address: Ruskin Avenue, Melksham, SN12 7NG
Local authority: Wiltshire

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