All Cannings Church of England Primary School

About All Cannings Church of England Primary School

All Cannings Church of England Primary School is a state primary in the Wiltshire local authority, serving 162 pupils aged 4 to 11. Among the 201 primary schools in the county, it ranks 68th based on its Key Stage 2 outcomes, placing it comfortably in the top half of its peers. The top-performing schools in the same LA include Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School, The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy, and Sutton Veny CofE School, all of which score higher on the same metric. The school is oversubscribed: for 18 places in 2025/26, it received 35 applications, with 17 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.94 suggests strong local demand. Headteacher Richard Borman leads a Church of England school that has held a Good Ofsted rating since its most recent inspection in 2022, a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2009. The school’s capacity is 150, so its current roll of 162 means it is operating above capacity.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show 61% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is slightly above the Wiltshire LA average of 58%. In individual subjects, 89% met the expected standard in writing, 83% in maths, and 72% in reading. At the higher standard, 28% achieved it in both reading and writing, while 17% did so in maths; only 6% reached the higher bar across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths. The school’s national ranking places it in the bottom half of all primaries, at the 54th percentile, and within the South West region it sits at the 48th percentile. Ofsted’s graded inspection in November 2022 rated all areas as Good, including early years provision, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The school offers a Forest School, library, dining hall, ICT suite, and chapel among its facilities. Sports include rounders, cricket, swimming, dance, and netball, while clubs cover science, eco, and art. SEND provisions are in place for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and multi-sensory impairment. With 10.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively mixed catchment. It is not a boarding school, has no sixth form, and does not offer nursery provision. For families seeking a Church of England primary in a village setting within Wiltshire, All Cannings offers solid academic outcomes above the local average, a strong sense of community reflected in its oversubscription, and a broad range of extracurricular activities despite its modest size.

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