Walwayne Court School, Trowbridge
Walwayne Court School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Trowbridge. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 18 schools in Trowbridge with published results, and 6,110th of 14,452 across England. It was 83% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wiltshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Walwayne Court School in detail
Walwayne Court School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "This site aims to give you a taste of what it means to be part of the Walwayne Court Primary School community."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Walwayne Court School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 76% in reading and 55% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Walwayne Court School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Walwayne Court School as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Walwayne Court School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Walwayne Court School are St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 68% maths); Newtown Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 57% reading, 63% maths); Studley Green Primary School (0.7 miles, 52% reading, 58% maths); and The Grove Primary School (1 mile, 83% reading, 88% maths).
Walwayne Court School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St John's Catholic Primary School, TrowbridgeNewtown Community Primary SchoolStudley Green Primary SchoolThe Grove Primary School
What parents say
69 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Walwayne Court School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).
Who goes there
11.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Trowbridge Rail Station, about 660 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brook Road Shops (sw-bound), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 234 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Walwayne Court School issued 21 suspensions, 8.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Walwayne Court School are St Augustine's Catholic College (0.2 miles), The John of Gaunt School (0.3 miles) and The Clarendon Academy (0.7 miles).
St Augustine's Catholic CollegeThe John of Gaunt SchoolThe Clarendon Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Walwayne Court has created a genuinely warm and caring community where children thrive emotionally and feel safe. The school has done excellent work on reading, with skilled staff and a secure phonics programme that helps all children, including those who struggle, make good progress. Staff are valued and supported, and pupils develop as thoughtful, resilient young people through meaningful experiences like residential trips and school leadership roles.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on early reading with effective phonics teaching helping pupils get off to a great start
- Excellent behaviour and attitudes - pupils are polite, respectful and kind to one another
- Rich personal development programme including residential trips, leadership roles and community involvement that builds resilience and skills
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics outcomes are below national averages and need significant improvement
- Curriculum in some subjects does not clearly identify essential knowledge and skills pupils need to learn
- Assessment practices are not effective across all subjects, meaning pupils struggle to remember and build on prior learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Music, sports, residential trip to Wales, reading ambassadors, sports leaders, school councillors, Trowbridge Youth Parliament
Walwayne Court School is a warm, nurturing primary school where pupils are happy and safe, but the quality of education requires improvement as curriculum changes have been too slow and outcomes in mathematics are below national averages.
At a Glance
11.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
69 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 55% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 62% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
9
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Walwayne Court School
Newsletter 17th July 2026
17 Jul 2026
Newsletter 10th July 2026
10 Jul 2026
Newsletter 3rd July 2026
3 Jul 2026
Newsletter 26th June 2026
26 Jun 2026
Newsletter 12th June 2026
12 Jun 2026
Newsletter 5th June 2026
5 Jun 2026
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Walwayne Court School is in Wiltshire; for families living there:
Apply to Wiltshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wiltshire is 4 (the median across 265 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Walwayne Court School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
243 pupils
294 places
51 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Trowbridge
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Trowbridge
Across Wiltshire council
Places available
6,156
Applications
4,455
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Wiltshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
18.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
239
Total Pupils
112
Boys
127
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
15.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,592
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,335
Per pupil
£1408k
Total funding
£39k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
9.0%
Persistent absence
221
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Walwayne Court School
Questions parents ask about Walwayne Court School
What are SATs results like at Walwayne Court School?
Of the pupils at Walwayne Court School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is Walwayne Court School's Ofsted rating?
Walwayne Court School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Walwayne Court School?
No fixed boundary. When Walwayne Court School is oversubscribed, Wiltshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Walwayne Court School?
Walwayne Court School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 294 places.
How big are the classes at Walwayne Court School?
Classes at Walwayne Court School average 26.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Walwayne Court School?
Walwayne Court School has around 239 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Walwayne Court School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Walwayne Court School in 2024/25. 9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Walwayne Court School?
Apply through Wiltshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Walwayne Court School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Walwayne Court School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wiltshire is 4 (the median across 265 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Walwayne Court School?
Walwayne Court School is at Brook Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)