Sherston CofE Primary School
Knockdown Road, Malmesbury, SN16 0NJ
127 pupils · 60% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Free school meals
- 6.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 8 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 36 | 56 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 18 | 33 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 21 | 35 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 11 | 24 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 12 | 11 | 32 | 12 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 15 | 26 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 14 | 13 | 28 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Luckington Community School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Leighterton Primary School 6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Trinity Church of England Primary School 6.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School 7.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Malmesbury Church of England Primary School 8.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.