St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Chippenham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.74 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Mary's Catholic 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 | 0.74 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.74 miles away, the 17th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- There were 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).
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
- Rowden Hill, Chippenham, SN15 2AH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 165 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 31.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “The school’s ethos is rooted in the values of love, forgiveness, respect, resilience, curiosity and stewardship.”
- “Pupils develop a deep understanding of these values through their contributions to the school community and beyond.”
- “These prepare pupils well to play an active part in society as adults.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of pupils struggle to build language or write as fluently or clearly as they should.”
- “However, they recognise the need to continue strengthening this work so that all pupils benefit from regular attendance.”
- “However, on some occasions, teachers do not correct misconceptions and so pupils make repeated errors.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2026 (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) | 50% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Ivy Lane Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Redland Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Frogwell Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Queen's Crescent School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Charter Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Monkton Park Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kings Lodge Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published