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Heddington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Calne · SN11 0PJ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 October 2024

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At a glance

75 pupils · 107% of 70 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
18.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
24.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.heddington.wilts.sch.uk
URN
126327

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 11 families named it first for 10 Reception places, 1.10 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 1 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.10 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 11 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

13 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
62%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school62%
Median of its 12 closest peers50%
Wiltshire average59.7%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Siddington Church of England Primary SchoolCirencester · 21 miles awayNeeds attention64%
Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolKidlington · 45 miles awayGood (2016)56%
Aldermaston C.E. Primary SchoolReading · 37 miles awayGood48%
Enstone Primary SchoolChipping Norton · 43 miles awayGood78%
Aylburton Church of England Primary SchoolLydney · 32 miles awayStrong standard83%
Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSalisbury · 20 miles awayGood0%
Garvestone Community Primary SchoolNorwich · 153 miles awayNo current grade70%
Whitesheet Church of England Primary AcademyWarminster · 25 miles awayExpected standard50%
Shepeau Stow Primary SchoolSpalding · 122 miles awayRequires improvement50%
East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPetersfield · 50 miles awayGood40%
Shotley Community Primary SchoolIpswich · 145 miles awayGood9%
Roxton Church of England AcademyBedford · 90 miles awayGood27%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (Wiltshire 81%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Wiltshire 1%, England 3%) · White Irish 1% (Wiltshire 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Wiltshire: 3.43 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

80% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,532; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,422
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 84% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£101; in-year balance +£4,835

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75.3%62.3%
Social housing9.8%17.1%
Privately rented14.9%20.5%
Detached houses61.1%22.9%
Flats2.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms49.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031904 · how to read area figures

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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