Marden Vale CofE Academy, Calne

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~904m)Possible (~1.3km)Unlikely (~1.7km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Louise Scrivens
Pupils:146 / 266 capacity
LA:Wiltshire
Phone:01249813505
Address:William Street, Calne, SN11 9BD
Trust:DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2015

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:141988
UKPRN:10049504
Diocese:Diocese of Salisbury
Constituency:Chippenham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement.

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At a Glance

56.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-19ppMaths+18ppWriting+1pp

Reading has declined from 71% to 52%. Maths has improved from 54% to 72%. Writing has remained stable at around 64%.

Class Sizes

21.3

Avg class size

19.5

Infant (KS1)

22.3

KS2

6

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Guthrie Close (NW-bound)
146m · 2 min walk
Luckett Way (SE-bound)
171m · 3 min walk
Woodhill Rise (N-bound)
187m · 3 min walk
Warren Crescent (S-bound)
221m · 4 min walk
St Nicholas Close (NE-bound)
234m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

55%

Available places

146 pupils

266 capacity

120 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Calne

Low pressure
New homes approved:425
Projected new pupils:106

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Calne

Admissions Demand - Wiltshire

Low demand0.70x oversubscription

Places available

6,311

Applications

4,449

Got 1st preference

95.2%

Got preferred school

99.0%

Primary admissions across Wiltshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(109)

Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.96289%

Overall absence

21.73913%

Persistent absence

138

Enrolments

Authorised5.56134%
Unauthorised1.40155%
Persistent (10%+)21.73913%
Severe (50%+)2.89855%

Absence trend

5.80452%
18/19
4.02527%
20/21
8.23524%
21/22
7.66299%
22/23
5.95062%
23/24
6.96289%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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