Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chippenham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.31 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Sutton Benger 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 | 3.31 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.31 miles away, the 87th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 19.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.5 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
- 40 Chestnut Road, Sutton Benger, Chippenham, SN15 4RP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 165 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 November 2023
Strengths
- “Sutton Benger Primary School has a warm, inclusive ethos.”
- “Staff create an atmosphere where pupils feel valued and listened to.”
- “Pupils know they can talk to a trusted adult if they have a problem.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the curriculum does not make clear the important vocabulary and knowledge that pupils need to know and what to learn next.”
- “However, in some subjects, the checks staff make on what pupils know and remember are not used well.”
- “This can mean that pupils’ errors and misconceptions go uncorrected.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 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) | 85% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 14 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.
- Christian Malford CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Seagry Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Monkton Park Primary School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published