Dauntsey Academy Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Devizes, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
10.267 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Dauntsey Academy Primary School is a primary school in Devizes, Wiltshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Dauntsey Academy 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 | 10.267 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 10.267 miles from the school, the 13th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 25 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 27th lowest of 194 Wiltshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The school has 23.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% 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
- Sandfield, West Lavington, Devizes, SN10 4HY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this caring and inclusive school.”
- “The ‘DAPS way’ sits at the heart of school life.”
- “Through this, pupils learn the importance of kindness and respect.”
To improve
- “However, this approach is still developing.”
- “On occasion, the work pupils complete can be too easy or too difficult.”
- “This impacts how well some pupils learn in a few subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 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) | 52% | 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, 25 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.
- St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Urchfont Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Five Lanes Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Wansdyke School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southbroom St James Academy 4.5 mi Standards maintained
- Southbroom Infants' School 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published