Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #104 in Wiltshire public Top 84% UK

Marden Vale CofE Academy

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

personMrs Louise Scrivens

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCalne, SN11 9BD

language Visit Website phone 1249813505

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

163

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Marden Vale CofE Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Calne, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Marden Vale CofE Academy is an academy sponsor led in Calne, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 146 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #104 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #10,226 of 14,143 nationally.

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 Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

48%

LA 58%

Reading52% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 69%

Maths72% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths54% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths44% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.5

-3.9 to 0.5

-0.5

Write

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 1.7

-4.0

Maths

LA -0.9

-6.0 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading63% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 3.1

1.0

Write

LA -0.4

-1.0 to 3.0

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.5 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 62%

Reading63% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 77%

Maths70% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-2 to 2.6

-1

Write

LA -0.5

-3.2 to 1.2

0.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-2 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2024

Inspection Report

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19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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10 June 2021

Inspection Report

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03 February 2021

Inspection Report

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05 November 2020

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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19 September 2019

Inspection Report

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27 March 2019

Inspection Report

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21 June 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2023-09-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2021-06-10

Schools into Special Measures Visit 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-03-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2018-06-21

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-11-27

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 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 146 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	146	1	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	141	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	152	2	1.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	145	1	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	141	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	163	2	1.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	164	3	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	183	3	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	182	5	2.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	184	3	1.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	5	2.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	4	2.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	226	4	1.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	228	5	2.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	241	1	0.4%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	244	30	12.3%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	247	26	10.5%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	259	13	5.0%	0.5%	3
2017/18 (Spring term)	265	9	3.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	270	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	262	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	265	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	271	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils