St Paul's Primary School, Chippenham

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils at St Paul's Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 42% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 56% in reading and 28% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put St Paul's Primary School as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 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 St Paul's Primary School are Ivy Lane Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 83% maths); Redland Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths); Monkton Park Primary School (1 mile, Good, 75% reading, 64% maths); and Frogwell Primary School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 48% reading, 45% maths).

St Paul's Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Paul's Primary School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 25 (14.3%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.

St Paul's Primary School has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities and speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

St Paul's Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Chippenham Rail Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Co-operative Store (w-bound), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Paul's Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 138 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Paul's Primary School issued 18 suspensions, 11.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Paul's Primary School are The Young People's Support Centre (0.4 miles), Hardenhuish School (0.5 miles), Sheldon School (0.7 miles) and Abbeyfield School (1.8 miles).