Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.574 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided 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 | 7.574 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 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%).
- For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 7.574 miles, the 26th longest of the 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 3.68 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 6 first-choice applications for 9 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 194 Wiltshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 25% of pupils, against a middle figure of 12.4% 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
- The Street, Chilmark, Salisbury, SP3 5AR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 48 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2023
Strengths
- “They enjoy warm and positive relationships with each other and with staff.”
- “The school ensures that there are high expectations of pupils.”
- “Parents and carers are very positive about the school.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school is still working on identifying the essential knowledge that pupils need.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not acquire the same depth of knowledge and understanding as they do in others.”
- “On some occasions, however, teaching does not correct pupils’ misconceptions quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 October 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) | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 9 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.
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dinton CofE Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Wardour Catholic Primary School 4.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School 6.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School 6.9 mi Not judged Last distance published