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Seend Church of England Primary School

Wiltshire, SN12 6NJPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2022
KS2 Results
54%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
8 1st-choice / 8 places
Ranking
#9,598
of 13,686 nationally

About Seend Church of England Primary School

Seend Church of England Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families, with 17 applications for just 8 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 2. 13. All 8 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that while demand is strong, the school is still accessible to those who put it first. The school is a small, state-funded primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with just 88 pupils on roll against a capacity of 112. Headteacher Emma Hembury leads a Church of England school in Wiltshire, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2022 confirmed it remains Good overall, with Good ratings for leadership and management and overall effectiveness. The previous graded inspection in 2014 also rated it Good, so the school has maintained a consistent standard over time. With 13. 6 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, it reflects a broadly typical intake for the area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
Address24 School Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6NJ
HeadteacherEmma Hembury
Local AuthorityWiltshire
Number of Pupils88
Free School Meals (FSM)13.6%
School Capacity88 / 112 (79% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Dec 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (13 Dec 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 25 Apr 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:40

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: seendschool.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Seend 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.