Seagry Church of England Primary School

Seagry Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, with all key areas assessed as good. Pupils enjoy a supportive and friendly environment where they feel safe and valued. The school has created a broad and ambitious curriculum, particularly emphasizing early language development, reading, and mental health support. Staff are dedicated and manage workloads effectively, contributing to a nurturing atmosphere that fosters strong relationships between students and teachers. However, the school has been noted for needing improvements in assessment practices and communication with parents regarding their children's education.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a friendly and supportive school environment.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with a focus on early language skills.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with effective phonics instruction.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Positive and respectful relationships among pupils and staff.
• Effective strategies to promote mental health and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment is not used effectively to check pupils' understanding.
• Communication between the school, trust, and parents needs improvement.

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 Seagry Church of England Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% 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 Seagry Church of England Primary 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 Seagry Church of England Primary School had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 78.3% 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, 10.3% of pupils at Seagry Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% 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 2023–24 Seagry Church of England Primary School received £8,197 and spent £8,245 for each of its 50 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £6,000 (£115 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, income was £6,027 and spending £7,133 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Chippenham · Wiltshire local authority: places and applications

Seagry Church of England Primary School is part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School Chippenham
• Christian Malford CofE Primary School Chippenham
• Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy Chippenham
• St Peter's CofE Academy Chippenham
• Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School Swindon
• Brook Field Primary School Swindon
• Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy Swindon
• Even Swindon Primary School Swindon
• Robert Le Kyng Primary School Swindon
• Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy Swindon

What is Seagry Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Seagry Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Seagry Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Seagry Church of England Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Seagry Church of England Primary School have?

Seagry Church of England Primary School has 29 pupils on roll.

What age range does Seagry Church of England Primary School cover?

Seagry Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Seagry Church of England Primary School?

Seagry Church of England Primary School is at Upper Seagry, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5EX.