Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School

Chiseldon Primary and Nursery School is performing well, achieving a good overall effectiveness rating. The school has created a supportive and ambitious environment for its pupils, promoting both academic and personal growth. Notably, pupils exhibit confidence and resilience, and they engage actively in a broad range of learning activities. The curriculum is designed to build knowledge progressively, and there is a strong focus on music and languages, contributing to a well-rounded education for the students. The school successfully addresses the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring that children are on track with their learning, especially in reading.

Strengths

• High expectations for behaviour and academic achievement.
• Pupils demonstrate confidence and resilience in their learning.
• Strong emphasis on music education and foreign languages.
• Curriculum is well-structured to promote knowledge retention.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils fostering a safe learning environment.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, older pupils struggle to retain key knowledge.
• Limited opportunities for reading practice with phonic books in early years and key stage 1.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.2% of pupils at Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School received £6,806 and spent £6,690 for each of its 183 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £106,000 (£583 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School have?

Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School has 168 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School cover?

Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School?

Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School is at Castle View Road, Chiseldon, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 0NS.