Priestley Primary School

State-Funded School

priestley-primary-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

ChippenhamConstituency

SN11 8TGPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Priestley Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 282 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 24%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 96

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Pupils

282

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 282
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Dec 2013	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.