Primary
Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy
Dauntsey Road, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5HS
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 56 of 90 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bristol
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
13%
96.0
20th of 22 by our score, among the primary schools in Chippenham we can score - 25 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 93 |
| Average reading score | 96 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 13% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Dauntsey Road, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5HS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Wiltshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Shaun Carter
- Address
- Dauntsey Road, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5HS
- Telephone
- 01249720797
Other primary schools nearby
- Seagry Church of England Primary School4.5/10
- Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School4.5/10
- Christian Malford CofE Primary School2.4/10
- Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School7.4/10
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary5.5/10
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury5.0/10