Kings Lodge Primary School, Chippenham

In its own words: "This is how we believe our school upholds the vision statement for King’s Lodge."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Trips, visitors, learning adventure days and parties have been caught on camera to share with you. The most important things though cannot be seen by you. These are the things that ‘just happen’; great friendships, kind thoughts and fabulous learning and growing. Come inside for all welcome. King’s Lodge School is a special place to be."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 8.40am and an open day on Friday 27 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

Kings Lodge Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 126287), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Kings Lodge Primary School as their first choice and 47 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kings Lodge Primary School are Charter Primary School (0.5 miles); Monkton Park Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 75% reading, 64% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.2 miles, 69% reading, 54% maths); and Ivy Lane Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 83% maths).

Kings Lodge Primary School is one of 10 schools run by The Athelstan Trust, an academy trust.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kings Lodge Primary School (as of September 2025): 69% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 20% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (20%).

10.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Chippenham Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Danes Close (e-bound), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kings Lodge Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 73 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

The secondary schools closest to Kings Lodge Primary School are Abbeyfield School (0.5 miles) and The Young People's Support Centre (1.4 miles).