Malmesbury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Malmesbury Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Malmesbury, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Malmesbury Church of England 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, which 1 of the 193 other Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also did.
- Reception 2026 drew 36 first-choice applications for 38 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 50th lowest of 194 Wiltshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 21.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.9 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
- Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, SN16 9JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 410 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Malmesbury Church of England Primary School is a happy place to be.”
- “Pupils are rightly proud of their school and the many opportunities they have.”
- “The school is a warm and welcoming place where everyone is included.”
To improve
- “However, in a small minority of subjects, assessment is not used as effectively to check how well pupils are building their knowledge.”
- “As a result, some pupils have unknown gaps and so do not deepen their understanding as well as they do in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 71% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 36 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Crudwell CofE Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Seagry Church of England Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Oaksey CofE Primary School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Sherston CofE Primary School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published