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Box Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

High Street, Box, Corsham SN13 8NF · box.wilts.sch.uk · 01225 742663

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
Key stage 2, 2024/25
73%
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
144
82% of 175 places
Local authority
Wiltshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
4.2%
First language not English
2.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 22 (Places 24)22September 2023: 16 (Places 17)16September 2024: 16 (Places 16)16September 2025: 19 (Places 23)19September 2026: 17 (Places 17)17Places 17
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202617171100%
September 2025Sept 202523190.8100%
September 2024Sept 202416161100%
September 2023Sept 202317160.9100%
September 2022Sept 202224220.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Wiltshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 48% (England 53%)48%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 68% (England 64%)68%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 73% (England 60%)73%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 73% (England 62%)73%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126302)

Ofsted

Box Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
11 Sept 2019
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126302)

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2010

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126302), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126302)

  • Mar 2007Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126302)

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