Priestley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Calne, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.745 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Priestley Primary School is a primary school in Calne, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Priestley Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.745 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 27% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.745 miles away, the 18th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- 34.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire is 18.7%.
- Reception 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 35 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Prince Charles Drive, Calne, SN11 8TG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 282 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “They know the school’s ‘spikey’ values well, such as sharing great ideas and taking responsibility.”
- “Most pupils are determined to live up to these values.”
- “Many older pupils, for example, have leadership roles.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of pupils do not follow classroom routines well enough.”
- “For example, they sometimes do not listen to adults when they have been asked to.”
- “This means they do not follow instructions or take note of the information presented to them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 27% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marden Vale CofE Academy 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fynamore Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Cherhill CofE School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Hilmarton Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Heddington Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published