Colerne CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Chippenham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.082 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Colerne CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Colerne CofE 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 | 5.082 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers, and the last child offered a place lived 5.082 miles away.
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
- Quarry Lane, Colerne, Chippenham, SN14 8DU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are overwhelmingly positive about their school.”
- “They describe their teachers as friendly and kind.”
- “Relationships between pupils are caring.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2023 (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) | 79% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- Box Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Corsham Regis Primary Academy 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Neston Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Corsham Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- By Brook Valley CofE Primary School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Churchfields, the Village School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen's Crescent School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published