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Charter Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Wood Lane, Chippenham SN15 3EA · charter.wilts.sch.uk · 01249 447223
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- 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
- 184
- 52% of 357 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Athelstan Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 11 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 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126292)
Ofsted
Charter Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126292)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126292), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126292)
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126292)
Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126292)