Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available

Christian Malford CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Christina Brugger

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF BRISTOL ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onChippenham, SN15 4BW

language Visit Website phone 1249720496

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Christian Malford CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chippenham, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Christian Malford CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Chippenham, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of DIOCESE OF BRISTOL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 52 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%

Reading-% LA 73%

Writing-% LA 69%

Maths-% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%England 61%

Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing25% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths25% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.3

Read

LA 0.5

1.9 to 10.7

-1.7

Write

LA -0.1

-5.9 to 2.5

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-7.6 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading33% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing44% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths56% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.1

-6.5 to 2.7

-1.6

Write

LA -0.4

-5.8 to 2.6

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.6 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 62%

Reading62% LA 76%

Writing54% LA 77%

Maths31% LA 72%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-4 to 3

1.2

Write

LA -0.5

-2.2 to 4.6

-4.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-7.9 to -1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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25 November 2021

Inspection Report

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23 November 2016

Inspection Report

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04 December 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-11-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-07

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 52 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	52	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	46	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	47	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	45	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	48	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	55	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	67	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	67	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	75	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	74	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	91	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	115	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	110	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	111	1	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	109	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	107	3	2.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	114	5	4.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	85	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	76	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	74	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	79	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

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Christian Malford CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Wiltshire

St. Peter's CE Primary Academy

Colerne CofE Primary School

Mere School

Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School

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