Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Shaftesbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.611 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Shaftesbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Semley Church of England Voluntary 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 | 3.611 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 24 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 19 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- 22 of the 48 applications (46%) for 2026 Reception came from families living outside Wiltshire, and 8 offers went to them.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.611 miles away, the 94th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 45% 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
- Semley, Semley School, Shaftesbury, SP7 9AU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 126 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils believe their school is a warm, friendly, ‘family’ school.”
- “They are respectful and kind towards one another.”
- “Pupils are resilient in their efforts to learn.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the curriculum is not broken down and sequenced effectively.”
- “Leaders have not been precise enough in the knowledge they want pupils to learn.”
- “As a result, a few pupils do not recall their learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 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) | 45% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 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.
- Wardour Catholic Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ludwell Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Mere School 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School 6.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy 7.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dinton CofE Primary School 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published