Rowde CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Devizes, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.732 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Rowde CofE Academy is a primary school in Devizes, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Rowde 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 | 5.732 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In Reception 2026 the last place offered went to a child living 5.732 miles away, the 49th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 15 first-choice applications for 16 Reception offers in 2026, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 16.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 25.3% 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
- High Street, Devizes, SN10 2ND
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “They show respect for each other and behave well.”
- “The school is ambitious and instils in pupils the belief that everyone can succeed.”
- “The school fosters an inclusive environment.”
To improve
- “While some subjects in the wider curriculum are well structured and are ambitious, others are still under development.”
- “In these areas, the important knowledge pupils need to know and build on is not clearly identified.”
- “This means that the curriculum sometimes misses out important content, leading to gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 April 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) | 78% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 15 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Southbroom Infants' School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Bromham 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wansdyke School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southbroom St James Academy 2.1 mi Standards maintained
- Nursteed Community Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heddington Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published