Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.413 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Trowbridge, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 April 2022. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 2.413 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.413 miles away, the 68th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 25 places are published for Reception 2027.
- 16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
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
- Newleaze, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7SB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 130 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 April 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders want the very best for pupils at Hilperton.”
- “The school has a caring ethos through which adults teach pupils to be kind.”
- “Staff have high expectations of behaviour and learning, and pupils respond well to this.”
To improve
- “Pupils say that bullying does sometimes happen.”
- “However, in previous years, the curriculum did not include everything that pupils needed to know and remember in each subject.”
- “However, some parents and carers expressed concerns about the number of staffing changes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 May 2022 (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) | 55% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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.
- The Mead Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Paxcroft Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castle Mead School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Newtown Community Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington 1.7 mi Good Last distance published