Primary
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Rowden Hill, Chippenham, SN15 2AH
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 165 of 210 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2022
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
50%
103.0
19th 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 | 101 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| 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.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 71% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 101.0 |
Rowden Hill, Chippenham, SN15 2AH
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
- Lucy Buckland
- Address
- Rowden Hill, Chippenham, SN15 2AH
- Telephone
- 01249460231