School profile

St Peter's CofE Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Chippenham, SN14 0LL

Requires improvement

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Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,636 of 15,057

Worse than 83% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

St Peter's CofE Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 3 Jun 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages4 to 11
Pupils185 of 210 places
GenderMixed
Religious characterChurch of England
Head teacherMr Gordon Nunn
TrustTHE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityWiltshire
Opened01 Sept 2014
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 141274.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolWiltshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths48%59%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths4%8%8%
Average reading score107105106
Average maths score104104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score106104105
Expected standard in reading70%74%76%
Expected standard in writing70%71%73%
Expected standard in maths70%72%75%
Pupils taking tests27--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils185
Girls76
Boys109
Eligible for free school meals16.8%
First language not English7%
SEN support25
EHC plan20
Average class size27.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
84.9%
Other mixed
3.2%
Other White
2.7%
Other Asian
2.7%
African
2.7%
Pakistani
1.6%
White and Black African
0.5%
Other Black
0.5%
Chinese
0.5%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolWiltshireEngland
Overall absence3.8%4.6%5.1%
Persistent absence6.5%10.4%13.2%
Severe absence0.6%0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)13
Applications (Reception)34
First preference applications (Reception)11
First preference offers (Reception)11
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places210
Pupils on roll194
Unfilled places7.6%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.3
Pupils per adult10.4
Teachers (FTE)8.3
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.54
Support staff (FTE)12.07
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

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Good
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Good
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Frequently asked questions about St Peter's CofE Academy

What is St Peter's CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?

St Peter's CofE Academy is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 3 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does St Peter's CofE Academy rank in England?

St Peter's CofE Academy ranks 12,636 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 83% of schools).

How many pupils attend St Peter's CofE Academy?

St Peter's CofE Academy has 185 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 210.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.