OFSTED
27 March 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
276
276 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
120
43.5% of pupils
Male pupils
156
56.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.0 pts
above England
School
26.8%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.8 pts
below England
School
14.5%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.5%
178
Unclassified
12.7%
35
Any other White background
9.8%
27
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
9
White and Asian
2.5%
7
Indian
1.8%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
38.8%
107 of
276 pupils
17.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
16.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
87.6%
0.6 pts
below England
Paxcroft Primary School
87.6%
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.