Five Lanes Church of England Primary School, Devizes
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Devizes, part of Equa Mead Learning Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wiltshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School in detail
Getting a place at Five Lanes Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 2 families put Five Lanes Church of England Primary School as their first choice, for 2 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Five Lanes Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Five Lanes Church of England Primary School are The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy (2.3 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 96% maths); Wansdyke School (2.9 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); Seend Church of England Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 80% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes (3.1 miles, Good, 48% reading, 36% maths).
The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary AcademyWansdyke SchoolSeend Church of England Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes
The trust
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School is one of 22 schools run by Equa Mead Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 5 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 2 (4.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Five Lanes Church of England Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village Hall (e-bound), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Five Lanes CofE VC Primary School (URN 133233), it was rated Requires Improvement in June 2024.
At a Glance
25.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
15.7
Avg class size
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Five Lanes Church of England Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wiltshire is 4 (the median across 265 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Five Lanes Church of England Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
52%
Available places
47 pupils
90 places
43 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Devizes
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Devizes
Across Wiltshire council
Places available
6,156
Applications
4,455
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Wiltshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
5
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
14.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
47
Total Pupils
18
Boys
29
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
11.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£41,333
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Five Lanes CofE VC Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Five Lanes CofE VC Primary School (URN 133233), the school Five Lanes Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Five Lanes Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
3.8%
Overall absence
9.1%
Persistent absence
44
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Five Lanes Church of England Primary School
What is Five Lanes Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Five Lanes CofE VC Primary School (URN 133233), it was rated Requires Improvement in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Five Lanes Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Five Lanes Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Wiltshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Five Lanes Church of England Primary School?
Classes at Five Lanes Church of England Primary School average 15.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Five Lanes Church of England Primary School?
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School has around 47 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Five Lanes Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Wiltshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Five Lanes Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Five Lanes Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wiltshire is 4 (the median across 265 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Five Lanes Church of England Primary School?
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School is at High Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5SE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)