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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 145714

Great Bedwyn Church of England School

Academy converter · Marlborough · SN8 3TR

Ages 4–11 · 205 pupils · Wiltshire

Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

4.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)24%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.1%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
176

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

205 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
205
Boys / girls
92 / 113
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
205 / 210 (98%)
Free school meals
2.4%
FSM pupils
5
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Salisbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Excalibur Academies Trust
Headteacher
Ms Michelle Perrett

Location

Address
Farm Lane, Great Bedwyn
Postcode
SN8 3TR
Town
Marlborough
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Wiltshire
District
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Marlborough, Wiltshire, 205 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 2.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.

Open schools in Marlborough
13
Primary schools in Marlborough
12
Academies among open schools in Marlborough
46% (6)
Open schools in SN8
14
Primary in SN8
12
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.

  • St Katharine's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Marlborough · SN8 3BG · Wiltshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM2.2%

    1.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Michelle Perrett
Telephone
01672870482

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