Academy converter · Wiltshire

Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
241Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146849URN

The Street, Bishop's Cannings, Devizes, SN10 2LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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44 applications for 29 places · 90th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 20 June 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 29 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Bishops Cannings Church of England Aided Primary School (URN 126395), 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	29	44	1.5	27	0.93
Sep 2025	30	57	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	59	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	50	1.7	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	78	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2020	29	54	1.9	31	1.07
Sep 2019 *	20	40	2.0	16	0.80
Sep 2018 *	28	54	1.9	24	0.86
Sep 2017 *	22	38	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	62	2.1	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	30	73	2.4	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	30	56	1.9	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 86% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%38th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	72%	10%	107	106
2023/24	64%	4%	104	104
2022/23	67%	7%	105	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

Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
3.5 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Nursteed Community Primary School
3.6 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
All Cannings Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Southbroom St James Academy
4.3 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

64%met the SATs standard
Southbroom Infants' School
4.5 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
Heddington Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes
4.8 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Wansdyke School
5.1 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.8applications per place 54%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: 146849 · 865/3308
Trust: Equa Mead Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 241 on roll
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Bishops Cannings Church of England Aided Primary School (URN 126395)
Address: The Street, Bishop's Cannings, Devizes, SN10 2LD
Local authority: Wiltshire

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