Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Devizes, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.516 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Devizes, Wiltshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bishops Cannings 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 | 2.516 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last distance offered for Reception 2026 was 2.516 miles, the 74th shortest of the 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 26.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19 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
- The Street, Bishop's Cannings, Devizes, SN10 2LD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 241 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love being part of Bishops Cannings Primary School.”
- “They are proud of the school and its community.”
- “The school’s values are an integral part of the day-to-day interactions between adults and pupils.”
To improve
- “In a few subject areas, leaders are yet to outline the important knowledge pupils must remember and by when.”
- “Some areas of the curriculum are further developed than others.”
- “However, in some wider curriculum subjects, this is less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (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) | 72% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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.
- The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nursteed Community Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Cannings Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Southbroom St James Academy 2.7 mi Standards maintained
- Southbroom Infants' School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heddington Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wansdyke School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published