Malmesbury Church of England Primary School, Malmesbury

In its own words: "Malmesbury CE Primary School has received the support of the James Dyson Foundation to fund a £6 million project which will expand our school’s capacity. It will also create two specialist laboratories for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM subjects) where Dyson engineers will work with staff and pupils to deliver innovative learning experiences."

From the headteacher's welcome: "This is a happy community, where we develop rounded children with a love of learning and the confidence to meet life’s challenges."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, drama, Lego and cooking.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:35am and after-school care until 4:30pm, from £6.67 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 15 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Malmesbury Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 73% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Malmesbury Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 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 Malmesbury Church of England Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury (0.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 57% maths); Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School (2 miles, Good, 100% reading, 50% maths); Crudwell CofE Primary School (3.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 74% maths); and Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy (3.9 miles, Good, 38% reading, 13% maths).

Malmesbury Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Malmesbury Church of England Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Malmesbury Church of England Primary School.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Reeds Farm Road (sw-bound), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Malmesbury Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Malmesbury Church of England Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.