Seend Church of England Primary School

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.

Academically, Seend’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 54 per cent, which is below the Wiltshire local authority average of 58 per cent. In individual subjects, reading performed strongest, with 85 per cent reaching the expected standard and 15 per cent achieving a higher score. Writing saw 77 per cent at expected and 8 per cent at higher, while maths had 62 per cent at expected and none at the higher threshold. Average scores were 105 in reading and 102 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom half for its combined expected standard metric, sitting at the 70th percentile across all primary schools. In Wiltshire, it ranks 92nd out of 159 schools, placing it in the bottom 50 per cent of the local authority. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds relative to starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including a gymnasium, sports hall, library, music rooms, playing fields and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, gymnastics, dance, swimming, cross country and cricket, while clubs include drama, choir, chess, eco club, coding and film club. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and physical disability. Seend is a day school with no nursery or sixth form. It will suit families who value a small, church-affiliated village school with a strong sense of community and consistent Good Ofsted ratings, and who are comfortable with academic results that sit slightly below the local average. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School, 3.4 km away, for those prioritising a higher Ofsted grade.

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