School admissions in Marlborough
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 1 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.
Marlborough in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 12 schools in Marlborough first 242 times for 237 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Wiltshire authority's 194 schools. 2 of the 12 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Ramsbury Primary School, to 5.97 miles.
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
12 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's CofE Aided Primary | 1.27 | 30 | not published |
| Ramsbury Primary School | 1.07 | 30 | 5.975 miles |
| Burbage Primary School | 1.00 | 27 | not published |
| Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School | 1.00 | 13 | not published |
| Oare Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 3 | not published |
| Ogbourne CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 13 | not published |
| Preshute Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 6 | not published |
| St Katharine's CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 14 | not published |
| Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School | 0.98 | 48 | not published |
| Collingbourne Church of England Primary School | 0.94 | 17 | not published |
| Great Bedwyn Church of England School | 0.93 | 30 | not published |
| Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 0.83 | 6 | not 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.