St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 165 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 15.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Address | Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2AH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.st-marys-pri.wilts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01249460231 |
| URN | 149640 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 5 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 May 2022, published 30 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St Mary's Catholic Primary School, URN 126482).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Ivy Lane Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Redland Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Frogwell Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Queen's Crescent School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Charter Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Peter's CofE Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Monkton Park Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Kings Lodge Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.