Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Chippenham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.2 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy is a primary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Somerfords' Walter Powell 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 | 0.2 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 13% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.2 miles away, the shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 21.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 12.1% 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
- Dauntsey Road, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5HS
- 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
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “Somerfords’ Walter Powell C of E Academy is a happy place, where pupils enjoy learning.”
- “Pupils talk positively about how the school values help them to think of others, overcome mistakes and to have the confidence to ‘show who they really are inside.”
- “Parents speak highly about the school’s caring and nurturing ethos and the role it plays in the local community.”
To improve
- “However, in some other areas of the curriculum, the checks that teachers make are less effective.”
- “As a result, some pupils struggle to recall the important knowledge they have been taught.”
- “They do not make links to what they have learned before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 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) | 13% | 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: 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.
- Seagry Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Christian Malford CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary 3.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Malmesbury Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published