St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.886 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury is a primary school in Malmesbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury 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 | 0.886 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.886 miles away, the 27th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 24.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 11.5% 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
- Holloway Hill, Holloway, Malmesbury, SN16 9BB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 77 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School.”
- “They find lessons interesting.”
- “Pupils are eager to talk about their learning.”
To improve
- “However, there is a small group of parents who have raised concerns about the recent turbulence.”
- “However, teachers do not always provide pupils with learning that enables them to make links between new and prior knowledge.”
- “This means that pupils do not deepen their understanding as fully as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 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) | 43% | 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: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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.
- Malmesbury Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Crudwell CofE Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Seagry Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oaksey CofE Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published