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School admissions in Chippenham

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 3 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Chippenham in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 25 schools in Chippenham first 538 times for 541 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 2 of the 25 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School, to 1.91 miles.

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Chippenham first 581 times for 582 places: 1.00 first choices per place. One of the 3 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

25 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Kington St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolChippenham1.43211.91 miles 2026
Queen's Crescent SchoolChippenham1.1760not published
Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England PrimaryChippenham1.0012not published
Charter Primary SchoolChippenham1.0011not published
Christian Malford CofE Primary SchoolChippenham1.0011not published
Colerne CofE Primary SchoolChippenham1.0029not published
Frogwell Primary SchoolChippenham1.0013not published
Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolChippenham1.0014not published
Ivy Lane Primary SchoolChippenham1.0060not published
Luckington Community SchoolChippenham1.006not published
Lyneham Primary SchoolChippenham1.0052not published
Seagry Church of England Primary SchoolChippenham1.001not published
Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE AcademyChippenham1.003not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolChippenham1.0024not published
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, BromhamChippenham1.007not published
Redland Primary SchoolChippenham0.9628not published
St Paul's Primary SchoolChippenham0.9521not published
Monkton Park Primary SchoolChippenham0.9433not published
Kings Lodge Primary SchoolChippenham0.9237not published
Marshfield Church of England Primary SchoolChippenham0.89193.712 miles 2024
By Brook Valley CofE Primary SchoolChippenham0.8928not published
St Peter's CofE AcademyChippenham0.8513not published
Lacock Church of England Primary SchoolChippenham0.8010not published
Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary SchoolChippenham0.8010not published
Sutton Benger Church of England Primary SchoolChippenham0.7818not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Hardenhuish SchoolChippenham1.15236
Abbeyfield SchoolChippenham0.97135
Sheldon SchoolChippenham0.84211

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.