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Best Schools in Melksham

Wiltshire · 10 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Wiltshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Schools in Melksham ranked

1

St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

SN12 8PRAges 4-1161 pupils
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Good
2

Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School

SN12 7GNAges 3-11460 pupils
Primary
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Good
3

Bowerhill Primary School

SN12 6YHAges 4-11378 pupils
Primary
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Good
4

Seend Church of England Primary School

SN12 6NJAges 4-1171 pupils
Primary
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Good
5

Shaw CE Primary School

SN12 8EQAges 4-11189 pupils
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Good
6

Melksham Oak Community School

SN12 6QZAges 11-181058 pupils
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Good
7

Aloeric Primary School

SN12 6HNAges 4-11360 pupils
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Good
8

River Mead School

SN12 7EDAges 2-11261 pupils
Primary
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Good
9

The Manor CofE VC Primary School

SN12 7NGAges 4-11121 pupils
Primary
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Requires Improvement
10

Churchfields, the Village School

SN12 8HYAges 4-11121 pupils
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Special schools and alternative provision in Melksham

These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.

Questions parents ask about schools in Melksham

How many schools are there in Melksham?

Melksham has 11 open schools: 9 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Melksham?

None of the 9 graded schools in Melksham currently holds an Outstanding rating. 8 are rated Good, so 89% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Melksham have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Melksham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School (86% in reading, 86% in maths); Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School (87% in reading, 83% in maths); and Bowerhill Primary School (73% in reading, 80% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolForest and Sandridge Church of England Primary SchoolBowerhill Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Melksham?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Melksham selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Melksham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Melksham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Wiltshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Melksham?

Apply to Wiltshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.