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Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

Wiltshire, SN8 2JJPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2024
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
6 1st-choice / 8 places
Ranking
#9,365
of 13,686 nationally

About Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

Parents considering Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School will find a small village school with clear local demand. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 14 applications for just 8 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 75. Six of those applications were first-preference choices, and six first-preference offers were made, meaning every family who put the school first secured a place. That level of competition suggests a school that local parents actively want, though it is not so oversubscribed that it feels out of reach. The school itself is a Church of England primary for 4 to 11 year olds, with headteacher Emma Gilbert leading a roll of 90 pupils against a capacity of 140, so there is some room to grow. The most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in April 2024, rated the school Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That is a clean sweep of Good ratings, and it matches the school's previous inspection in 2012, which also judged it Good overall.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressErmin Street, Baydon School, Ermin Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 2JJ
HeadteacherEmma Gilbert
Local AuthorityWiltshire
Number of Pupils90
Free School Meals (FSM)7.8%
School Capacity90 / 140 (64% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Apr 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:40

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: baydon-school.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.