Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary

About Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary

Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary is a state primary school in Wiltshire, serving 150 pupils aged 4 to 11. It sits within a local authority that contains 201 primary schools, and its ranking of 72nd places it in the middle of the pack. The top-performing peers in the area, according to the same ranking metric, are Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School, The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy, and Sutton Veny CofE School. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 23 applications for 14 places and all 14 first-preference applicants receiving offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.64. This suggests a solid local reputation, though it is worth noting that only 75% of parents who responded to the Parent View survey would recommend the school. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Kelly Butt.

In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, carried out in 2015, Brinkworth Earl Danby's was rated Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management and for the quality of education. An ungraded inspection in December 2024 noted that some aspects were not as strong, though the overall effectiveness rating remained Good. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is slightly above the Wiltshire local authority average of 58%. Reading and maths average scores were 105 and 103 respectively, and 39% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading. However, no pupils reached the higher standard in writing or maths. The school's national ranking for the combined expected standard places it in the bottom half of all primary schools, at the 54th percentile.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, a forest school area, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, football, tennis, netball, cricket and swimming, and there are clubs such as drama, gardening, film club, science club, choir and book club. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses show that 63% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, though 32% disagreed or strongly disagreed. With 8.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school has a slightly lower-than-average proportion of disadvantaged pupils. This is a school that suits families who value a Church of England ethos and a broad range of extracurricular activities, but who may want to investigate the mixed parent feedback on behaviour and SEND support.

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