Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Marlborough, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.11 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Marlborough, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Baydon St Nicholas 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 | 6.11 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 6.11 miles, the 41st longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 3.68 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 5 first-choice applications for 6 offers; 9 of the 16 applications (56%) came from families living outside Wiltshire, and 5 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Ermin Street, Baydon, Baydon School, Ermin Street, Marlborough, SN8 2JJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 81 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Baydon St Nicholas Primary School.”
- “The school is nurturing and welcoming.”
- “Pupils demonstrate the values of respect, kindness and perseverance throughout the school day.”
To improve
- “These changes did not have time to impact on previous pupils.”
- “Therefore, the 2023 published outcomes do not reflect the current quality of education that pupils receive.”
- “In the wider curriculum, some subjects are further developed than others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 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) | 50% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 5 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.
- St Michael's CofE Aided Primary 1.9 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ramsbury Primary School 3.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School 5.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ogbourne CofE Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Bedwyn Church of England School 8.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School 8.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Katharine's CofE Primary School 8.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Preshute Church of England Primary School 9.1 mi Good Last distance published