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Aloeric Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
St Michael's Road, Melksham SN12 6HN · aloeric.wilts.sch.uk · 01225 702563
On the mapSearch near SN12 6HN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 42%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wiltshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 360
- 86% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
- First language not English
- 10%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Wiltshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼42% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126474)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 April 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Aloeric Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Apr 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 34
- 9% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied