Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Trowbridge

Ofsted's report card from its 15 September 2026 inspection grades Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Generally, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders monitor pupils' attendance precisely."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders' substantial work over time to improve the content of the curriculum has been successful."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have built a suitable curriculum across all 7 areas of learning."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Staff work closely with families and external agencies right from the start."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors make decisions in the best interests of pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Hilperton provides a broad, inclusive and purposeful personal development offer."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment consistently well so that teaching precisely builds on what pupils already know and understand"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers have the knowledge and skills they need to consistently design highly effective learning activities that help pupils of all abilities to deepen their knowledge, skills and understanding across the curriculum"; "Leaders should gain detailed evaluations and use insightful analysis of the effectiveness of the school's performance so that their monitoring and actions lead to consistently strong standards across all areas of the school's work".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is in the wonderful village of Hilperton, set in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside and we feel very lucky to call it our home. We are a strong family school that puts our Christian Values at the centre of our learning which is rich in academic and creative diversity."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Monday 21 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 41% in reading and 41% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are The Mead Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 69% maths); Bellefield Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, 73% reading, 66% maths); Paxcroft Primary School (0.9 miles); and Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths).

Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Trowbridge Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenhill Gardens (nw-bound), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 63 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.