Lyneham Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Preston Lane
Lyneham
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 4QJ
Phone 01249890413
Reference Number 135177

Lyneham Primary School demonstrates a strong standard in providing education within a nurturing and highly inclusive environment. With leaders who prioritize a sense of belonging, pupils receive effective support, especially those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school effectively engages with families and external professionals to promptly address the diverse needs of its student body, resulting in positive rapport and progress for many pupils, despite the challenges posed by high mobility rates. Although the school has introduced initiatives aimed at enhancing pupils' reading and mathematical skills, consistent high-quality teaching across all subjects remains an area for improvement.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 318
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.11%
Girls: 51.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 29.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 33 58
2 18 24 42
3 25 22 47
4 22 16 38
5 20 29 49
6 21 19 40

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 62.6%
Asian, Other 12.9%
African 6%
Caribbean 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White, Other 0.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Strong standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 20 Jan 2026
Date Report
20 Jan 2026 School inspection
23 Nov 2021 School inspection
25 May 2021 Monitoring visit
18 Mar 2021 Monitoring visit
26 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
07 Oct 2019 Monitoring visit
07 Feb 2018 Full inspection
29 Nov 2016 Monitoring visit
24 Feb 2016 Full inspection
28 Feb 2014 Monitoring visit
14 Jan 2014 Full inspection
01 Feb 2012 Full inspection
31 Mar 2009 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging among all pupils.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
  • High expectations for attendance and behavior are clearly communicated and understood.
  • Broad and ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils well for future education.
  • Pupils demonstrate strong values such as kindness and respect.

Areas for Improvement

  • Need for consistent expectations for high-quality written work across all subjects.
  • Inconsistencies in maintaining high-quality teaching across the curriculum and key stages.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.5
Writing -0.3
Maths 0.3

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 2 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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