Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School

Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School demonstrates a strong overall performance, receiving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school's warm and inclusive environment fosters positive relationships and promotes high expectations for both behaviour and learning. The curriculum is ambitious and well-implemented in many subjects, helping pupils to build on their knowledge effectively. However, there are areas for improvement in curricular clarity and the utilization of assessment across all subjects.

Strengths

• Warm and inclusive ethos where pupils feel valued
• High expectations for pupils' behaviour and attitudes
• Well-planned phonics curriculum supporting early reading
• Effective adaptation of the curriculum for pupils with SEND
• Strong support for pupils' emotional health and well-being
• Encouragement of wider opportunities for personal development

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity on important vocabulary and knowledge
• Inconsistent assessment practices impact pupil learning

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 Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Sutton Benger 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 Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.0% 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 Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% 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 Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School received £6,150 and spent £6,190 for each of its 168 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £19,000 (£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

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

• Christian Malford CofE Primary School Chippenham
• Seagry Church of England 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
• Ferndale Primary School & Nursery Swindon

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

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

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

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

How many pupils does Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School have?

Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School has 165 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School cover?

Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School?

Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School is at 40 Chestnut Road, Sutton Benger, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 4RP.