Minety Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.091 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Minety Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Malmesbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Minety 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 | 5.091 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
- For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 5.091 miles, 59th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- Reception 2026 brought 9 first-choice applications for 9 offers, every first-choice family being offered a place; 2 of 19 applications (11%) came from outside Wiltshire, and 0 offers went to them.
- There are 18 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.6 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
- Sawyers Hill, Minety, Malmesbury, SN16 9QL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 108 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Minety thrive in the school.”
- “They support one another to develop positive and supportive relationships.”
- “Pupils are confident and keen to talk to visitors to describe what makes their school special.”
To improve
- “However, across subjects in the wider curriculum, leaders have not considered how teachers will check what pupils know and can do over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 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) | 75% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 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.
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Oaksey CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary 4.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Crudwell CofE Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Sampson's Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School 5.1 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published