Shaw CE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Melksham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.374 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Shaw CE Primary School is a primary school in Melksham, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Shaw CE 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 | 2.374 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.374 miles away, the 67th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% 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
- Corsham Road, Shaw, Melksham, SN12 8EQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 189 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 November 2022
Strengths
- “Shaw School is a calm and orderly place where pupils learn well.”
- “The relationships between staff and pupils are warm and encouraging.”
- “Pupils are respectful and polite towards one another.”
To improve
- “Assessment is in the early stages of development in some other subjects.”
- “Not every subject leader has a detailed understanding of how well pupils learn the curriculum from Reception to Year 6.”
- “Sometimes, pupils’ work is not set out as leaders expect.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (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) | 69% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- River Mead School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Churchfields, the Village School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aloeric Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Neston Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lacock Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published