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Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Wiltshire

The Ridings, Chippenham, SN14 6JG

Website 01249750454

68

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 04/02/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.5%

5.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

127

Capacity used

Has space

86%

147 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

16 of 16 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

54

Total applications

3.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1616● 100%
2nd preference180● 0%
3rd preference200● 0%
Total541630%

1st preference success by year

90%
2020
88%
2021
61%
2022
100%
2023
90%
2024
100%
2025

Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Victoria O'Brien
Address
The Ridings, Kington St Michael, Chippenham, SN14 6JG
Phone
01249750454
Local authority
Wiltshire
Ward / constituency
Kington · South Cotswolds
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
126332

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support11%——
49% boys (62)51% girls (65)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

127 pupils · 147 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    04 February 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 116 pupils

Attendance

96.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

5.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

1%
20/21
8%
21/22
6%
22/23
7%
23/24
5%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths68%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard60%
-2% vs England
Higher standard5%
-3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard75%
+0% vs England
Higher standard45%
+12% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard65%
-7% vs England
Greater depth20%
+7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard75%
+1% vs England
Higher standard20%
-6% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard70%
-3% vs England
Higher standard20%
-10% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard75%
-7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

672019682023682024602025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)60%61%
Higher standard5%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Wiltshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.