Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School

About Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School

Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School in Wiltshire sits well below the local authority average on the key headline measure for primary schools. Its KS2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard attainment sits at 42%, compared with the Wiltshire average of 58%. That 16-point gap places the school in the bottom half of the county's primary schools, ranked 135th out of 159. The school's ranking score of 42 puts it firmly in the bottom 50% tier nationally, and its percentile position in the South West region (86th) tells a similar story. For parents looking at raw outcomes, this is a school where academic results are significantly behind what most other Wiltshire primaries achieve, and that context matters when weighing up options.

The most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in January 2025, rated the school as Requires Improvement across every area judged, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a downgrade from the previous inspection in September 2022, which also rated the school as Requires Improvement overall but had given Good ratings for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. On the KS2 SATs results from 2023/24, the picture is mixed: 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths and writing, but only 53% did so in reading. Higher standard attainment is very low — 16% in reading, 5% in maths, and 0% in both writing and the combined RWM measure. The average reading score was 99, and maths 100, both around the national average mark.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 18 applications for 10 places and all 10 first-preference offers taken up, giving a ratio of 1.8 applicants per place. It serves 117 pupils against a capacity of 210, so there is room to grow. Facilities include a library, playing fields, sports hall, forest school, chapel, and music rooms, with clubs ranging from gardening and film club to science club and choir. The school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate and severe learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 26 respondents show a split: 50% would recommend the school, 50% would not. While 92% of parents agreed or strongly agreed their child is happy, only 61% agreed the school has high expectations, and 50% disagreed that bullying is dealt with effectively. This is a small Catholic primary that suits families prioritising faith-based education and a broad range of activities, but the academic and Ofsted picture gives clear pause for thought.

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