Churchfields, the Village School is a primary school located in Melksham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bradford Road, Melksham

School Information

Address: Bradford Road, Melksham, SN12 8HY
Website: www.churchfields.wilts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01225703026
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Futcher
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130388

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 154
Number of Pupils: 133
Number of Boys: 64
Number of Girls: 69

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.4% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -3 to 1.8
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Churchfields, the Village School
Bradford Road , Atworth SN12 8HY 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Neston Primary School
Church Rise , SN13 9SX 		3out of 4 2,633 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shaw CE Primary School
Corsham Road , Shaw SN12 8EQ 		2out of 4 3,045 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stonar School
Cottles Park , Atworth SN12 8NT 		- not rated 1,238 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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