Christian Malford CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Chippenham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.641 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Christian Malford CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Christian Malford CofE 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 | 4.641 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.641 miles away, the 69th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- There were 11 first-choice applications for 11 offers in Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The published admission number for Reception 2027 is 15 places, and 56 pupils were on roll in January 2026.
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
- Church Road, Christian Malford, Chippenham, SN15 4BW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 56 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “This is a warm and welcoming school where pupils are happy and feel safe.”
- “The school’s ‘grapes’ values help pupils understand the importance of showing respect, working hard and how to be aware of the feelings of others.”
- “Parents speak highly about the positive start children make when they join the school.”
To improve
- “Despite this, the quality of education that pupils receive is not yet good.”
- “In some subjects, pupils do not learn well.”
- “The implementation of the curriculum does not support pupils to know more and remember more over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 11 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.
- Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Seagry Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Monkton Park Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published