SCHOOL PROFILE

Churchfields, the Village School

Primary Academy converter URN 150829
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 154 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Wiltshire
Trust PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 121 121 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 66 54.5% of pupils
Male pupils 55 45.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.7%
14.1 pts below England
School 10.7%
Wiltshire 16.2%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.1%
16.2 pts below England
School 4.1%
Wiltshire 7.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wiltshire 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.6%
112
White and Asian
2.5%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
2
White and Black African
1.7%
2
African
0.8%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.5% 32 of 121 pupils
5.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.5%
Wiltshire 21.6%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.5% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts above
EHC plans 5.0% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
No specialist assessment yet 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.6% 9.6 pts below England
Churchfields, the Village School
78.6%
Wiltshire
78.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information