Nursteed Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Devizes, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.987 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Nursteed Community Primary School is a primary school in Devizes, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Nursteed Community 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 | 1.987 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception child offered a place lived 1.987 miles away, the 58th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle: 3.68 miles).
- 2026 Reception: 22 first-choice applications for 22 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 43% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% 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
- Brickley Lane, Devizes, SN10 3BF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Leaders address weaknesses in the school head-on with success.”
- “As a result, the school has improved.”
- “Pupils recognise the improvements.”
To improve
- “Pupils' experiences of school are mixed.”
- “Over time, pupils have not gained the knowledge and skills that they need to be well prepared for secondary school.”
- “Nonetheless, some pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2026 (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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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.
- Southbroom St James Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Southbroom Infants' School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wansdyke School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Rowde CofE Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Urchfont Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published