Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Calne, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.543 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Calne, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic 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 | 0.543 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.543 miles away, the 11th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; the Reception 2027 published admission number is 30 places.
- Ofsted's latest visit (28 January 2025) was Not judged; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (13 September 2022).
- In 2024/25, 39% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest 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
- Duncan Street, Calne, SN11 9BX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 76 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school is happy, welcoming and inclusive.”
- “The school’s Catholic values are at the heart of all that it provides.”
- “Staff care deeply for pupils and form trusting and supportive relationships with them.”
To improve
- “Until recently, the school’s expectations of pupils’ achievement have not been high enough.”
- “However, this does not yet result in consistently strong outcomes for pupils.”
- “Disruptions to staffing have hindered the pace of improvement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 April 2025 (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) | 39% | 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.
- Marden Vale CofE Academy 0.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Fynamore Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Priestley Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hilmarton Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Cherhill CofE School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Heddington Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published