St Peter's CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chippenham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.365 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Peter's CofE Academy is a primary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 June 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Peter's CofE Academy 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 | 4.365 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered, 4.365 miles, was the 75th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle was 3.68 miles.
- Reception 2026 had 11 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 48% was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire that have results.
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
- Lord's Mead, Chippenham, SN14 0LL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this inclusive and nurturing school.”
- “They describe it as a fun and welcoming place.”
- “Pupils know how the school’s values help them to understand the importance of showing care and respect to others.”
To improve
- “Despite this, the quality of education that pupils receive is too variable across different subjects.”
- “Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and struggle to recall what they have learned previously.”
- “This means they do not learn as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 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) | 48% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 13 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.
- Frogwell Primary School 0.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Queen's Crescent School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Redland Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ivy Lane Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Monkton Park Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Charter Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published