St Michael's CofE Aided Primary
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Marlborough, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.184 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Michael's CofE Aided Primary is a primary school in Marlborough, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary 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 | 1.184 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.184 miles away, the 42nd shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 56 Reception 2026 applications, 33 (59%) came from families living outside Wiltshire, and 14 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 85% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Back Lane, Aldbourne, Marlborough, SN8 2BP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “The school is a happy place to learn.”
- “There are warm relationships between pupils and staff.”
- “Pupils attend regularly and their positive attitudes to education are obvious.”
To improve
- “Very occasionally, assessment practices do not identify precisely the extent to which pupils have secured their learning.”
- “On these rare occasions, misconceptions are slower to be addressed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (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) | 85% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 30 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.
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Ramsbury Primary School 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ogbourne CofE Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School 6.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Katharine's CofE Primary School 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Great Bedwyn Church of England School 6.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Preshute Church of England Primary School 7.3 mi Good Last distance published