Preshute Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Marlborough, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.126 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Preshute Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Marlborough, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Preshute Church of England 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 | 5.126 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 5.126 miles away, the 58th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- High Street, Manton, Marlborough, SN8 4HH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 135 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “Preshute Church of England Primary School is a friendly and inclusive school.”
- “Staff and pupils have very positive relationships.”
- “The school’s vision is lived out through all aspects of school life, including the curriculum.”
To improve
- “Pupils have not yet learned the full content of the curriculum as it has only recently been implemented.”
- “As a result, while pupils can describe their current learning in depth, they do not yet make links with their prior learning.”
- “Therefore, pupils do not develop a deep knowledge in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 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) | 63% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oare Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ogbourne CofE Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Pewsey Primary School 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Katharine's CofE Primary School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Easton Royal Academy 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burbage Primary School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published