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Oaksey CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Malmesbury · SN16 9TG

Ages 4–11 · 83 pupils · Wiltshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-27

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
73

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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
25
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
12
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill70%

83 pupils · 118 places

Pupils on roll
83
Boys / girls
50 / 33
School capacity
118
Capacity fill
83 / 118 (70%)
Free school meals
7.2%
FSM pupils
6
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 Bristol
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Katie Prichard

Location

Address
The Street, Oaksey
Postcode
SN16 9TG
Town
Malmesbury
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Wiltshire
District
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, 83 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bristol.

Open schools in Malmesbury
8
Primary schools in Malmesbury
7
Academies among open schools in Malmesbury
25% (2)
Open schools in SN16
8
Primary in SN16
7
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.

  • Crudwell CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Malmesbury · SN16 9ER · Wiltshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM9.8%
    • Demand0.78

    2.1 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Cirencester · GL7 6AG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.71

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Katie Prichard
Telephone
01666577221

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