Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

bishops-cannings-church-of-england-primary-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

Melksham and DevizesConstituency

SN10 2LDPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 241 pupils. Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School is part of EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

241

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 241
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Dec 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.