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Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School

Wiltshire, SN8 4BXPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
61%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 32 places
Ranking
#7,510
of 13,686 nationally

About Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School

Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School is a state-funded Church of England primary in Wiltshire, serving 372 pupils aged 5 to 11. In the local authority's primary school rankings, it sits at 74th out of 159 schools, placing it in the bottom half of Wiltshire primaries. The top-performing peers in the area 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 ranking metric. The school is led by headteacher Dan Crossman and has a capacity of 420, meaning it currently operates with some spare places. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 32 first-preference applications for 32 places and 43 total applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 34. A significant 29% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and reflects the school's inclusive intake.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressDucks Meadow, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4BX
HeadteacherDan Crossman
Local AuthorityWiltshire
Number of Pupils372
Free School Meals (FSM)29.0%
School Capacity372 / 420 (89% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Jan 2025): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 8 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Marlborough St Mary's CE 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.