The Manor CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Melksham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.903 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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The Manor CofE VC Primary School is a primary school in Melksham, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
The Manor CofE VC 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 | 0.903 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.903 miles away, 29th shortest of the 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 44.6% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire is 16.4%.
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
- Ruskin Avenue, Melksham, SN12 7NG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 121 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “There is a tangible sense of aspiration and ambition at The Manor.”
- “The school vision of ‘let your light shine’ applies to each and every pupil.”
- “Staff know pupil’s individual needs and talents.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, what is known about pupils’ learning is not used to adapt the curriculum effectively.”
- “As a result, some pupils develop gaps in their learning in these subjects and do not build securely on what they know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aloeric Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bowerhill Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Shaw CE Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Seend Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published