Cherhill CofE School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Calne, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
9.519 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Cherhill CofE School is a primary school in Calne, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cherhill CofE 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 | 9.519 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 9.519 miles away, the 16th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire is 22.4%.
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
- Middle Lane, Cherhill, Calne, SN11 8XX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s values, which include honesty, empathy and respect for all, permeate this successful school.”
- “Adults create a culture of high expectations for pupils.”
- “Pupils meet these expectations.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the impact of these checks is less effective.”
- “As a result, some pupils develop gaps in their learning and do not deepen their knowledge well enough.”
- “This hinders their progression through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 48% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 16 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.
- Priestley Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marden Vale CofE Academy 2.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fynamore Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Heddington Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hilmarton Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published