Academy converter · Wiltshire

Rowde CofE Academy

4–11Ages
115Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147649URN

High Street, Devizes, SN10 2ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

30 applications for 16 places · 52nd of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 February 2024Ofsted'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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.8; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Rowde Church of England Primary Academy (URN 139163), Rowde Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 126409), 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	16	30	1.9	15	0.94
Sep 2025	21	28	1.3	20	0.95
Sep 2024	19	24	1.3	18	0.95
Sep 2023	10	13	1.3	10	1.00
Sep 2022	9	15	1.7	9	1.00
Sep 2021	15	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2020	8	14	1.8	8	1.00
Sep 2019 *	24	40	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	56	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2017 *	24	42	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2016 *	29	49	1.7	23	0.79
Sep 2015 *	30	48	1.6	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	30	66	2.2	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 85% · Maths 85% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%20th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard30%

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	78%	15%	107	106
2023/24	60%	0%	106	104
2022/23	39%	0%	104	101

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

Rowde CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes
1.9 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
2.8 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Southbroom Infants' School
2.9 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Bromham
3.3 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place
Wansdyke School
3.3 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Southbroom St James Academy
3.5 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

64%met the SATs standard
Nursteed Community Primary School
3.9 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Heddington Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 62%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: 147649 · 865/2056
Trust: Acorn Education Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 115 on roll
Free school meals: 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2019
Replaced: Rowde Church of England Primary Academy (URN 139163); Rowde Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 126409)
Address: High Street, Devizes, SN10 2ND
Local authority: Wiltshire

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