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ClosedPrimaryURN 130388

Churchfields, the Village School

Voluntary controlled school · Melksham · SN12 8HY

Ages 4–11 · 123 pupils · Wiltshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

82%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)82%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.8%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
116

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

16

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
39
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill80%

123 pupils · 154 places

Pupils on roll
123
Boys / girls
55 / 68
School capacity
154
Capacity fill
123 / 154 (80%)
Free school meals
9.8%
FSM pupils
12
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Salisbury
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Simon Futcher

Location

Address
Bradford Road, Atworth
Postcode
SN12 8HY
Town
Melksham
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Wiltshire
District
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Melksham, Wiltshire, 123 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.

Open schools in Melksham
11
Primary schools in Melksham
9
Academies among open schools in Melksham
91% (10)
Open schools in SN12
12
Primary in SN12
9
Open schools in Wiltshire LA
266
Primary in Wiltshire LA
201

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Futcher

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