Malmesbury Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Tetbury Hill
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
SN16 9JR
Phone 01666823514
Reference Number 139753

Malmesbury Church of England Primary School has been rated as good overall, reflecting a strong commitment to providing high-quality education in a warm and inclusive environment. The school has not been inspected under the current framework before due to its transition to an academy status, making this its first routine inspection. Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and have high levels of engagement, contributing to a positive and supportive school community. Parents express strong support for the school, especially regarding the care and attention given to students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

General Makeup

Number of pupils 409
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.66%
Girls: 51.34%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 27 49
2 25 34 59
3 34 25 59
4 31 30 61
5 27 32 59
6 31 31 62

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.1%
White, Other 3.9%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
White & Asian 1.7%
Chinese 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 21 May 2024
Date Report
21 May 2024 School inspection:
05 Jun 2013 Academy conversion letter
26 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
Previously as Malmesbury Church of England Primary School
26 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
15 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
23 Feb 2004 Full inspection
23 Feb 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong community feel with pupils proud of their school
  • Ambitious curriculum designed to promote effective learning
  • Effective early reading program resulting in confident and fluent readers
  • Exemplary behavior and high engagement levels among pupils
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring their successful progression

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment not used effectively in a small minority of subjects, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71%
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 107
Maths 106

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 2.2
Writing 1.5
Maths 1.3

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 10 5

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Name Distance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury
Holloway Hill, Holloway, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9BB
0.5 miles
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4.63 miles
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