Fynamore Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Calne, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
20.913 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Fynamore Primary School is a primary school in Calne, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Fynamore 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 | 20.913 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 20.913 miles, 8th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th 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
- School Road, Calne, SN11 9UG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 411 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Fynamore Primary prides itself on being an inclusive school.”
- “The school’s vision, to ‘provide a safe, nurturing environment’ and the ‘support every child needs to flourish’, encapsulates what the school strives to achieve.”
- “The school is ambitious for all pupils to develop a passion for learning and to be ready for the next stage of learning.”
To improve
- “Some subjects in the wider curriculum are in the early stages of implementation or are undergoing further development, such as mathematics.”
- “However, there have been many changes to subject leadership.”
- “As a result, some subject leaders do not yet have a detailed understanding of the subject curriculum and its effectiveness.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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.
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Marden Vale CofE Academy 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Priestley Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Hilmarton Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Cherhill CofE School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Heddington Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published