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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 147649

Rowde CofE Academy

Academy converter · Devizes · SN10 2ND

Ages 4–11 · 115 pupils · Wiltshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

39%

Overall absence

5.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-20

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)39%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.0%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
91

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 fill55%

115 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
115
Boys / girls
62 / 53
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
115 / 210 (55%)
Free school meals
16.5%
FSM pupils
19
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
Governance
Academy trust: ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Acorn Education Trust
Headteacher
Miss Alice Simpson

Location

Address
High Street
Postcode
SN10 2ND
Town
Devizes
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Wiltshire
District
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes
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 Devizes, Wiltshire, 115 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 16.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.

Open schools in Devizes
20
Primary schools in Devizes
15
Academies among open schools in Devizes
80% (16)
Open schools in SN10
20
Primary in SN10
15
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.

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Alice Simpson
Telephone
01380723991

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