Oare Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Marlborough, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.434 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Oare Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Marlborough, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Oare 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 | 2.434 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- With 44 pupils on roll, the school has 44 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 2.434 miles, 71st shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 3.68 miles.
- For Reception 2026 there were 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Ofsted's 4 February 2025 inspection found standards maintained, following a Good grade on 25 September 2019; 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire are Good.
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
- Cold Blow, Oare, Marlborough, SN8 4JL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 44 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 44
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “This is a small school with a strong sense of community.”
- “Pupils feel part of one family.”
- “They get along well and make friends across year groups.”
To improve
- “However, the revised curriculum is at an early stage of implementation, and it is too soon for the school to know its full impact on supporting pupils to secure and deepen their knowledge across all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, 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.
- Pewsey Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Preshute Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Easton Royal Academy 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodborough Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School 3.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Burbage Primary School 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rushall Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published