School profile

Charter Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Chippenham, SN15 3EA

Requires improvement

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Charter Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 9 Jul 2024

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages4 to 11
Pupils184 of 357 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Sarah Flack
TrustTHE ATHELSTAN TRUST
Local authorityWiltshire
Opened01 Jul 2025
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151922.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils184
Girls85
Boys99
Eligible for free school meals24.5%
First language not English7.6%
SEN support33
EHC plan33
Average class size27

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
78.3%
Other White
6.5%
Other Asian
2.7%
Other mixed
2.2%
White and Asian
1.6%
African
1.6%
Caribbean
1.1%
Other Black
1.1%
Indian
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 absence5.4%4.6%5.1%
Persistent absence13.3%10.4%13.2%
Severe absence1.8%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)11
Applications (Reception)31
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.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15.4
Pupils per adult8
Teachers (FTE)11.95
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.67
Support staff (FTE)13.56

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

Nearby schools

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Schools near Charter Primary School
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0.5 miPrimaryKings Lodge Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryMonkton Park Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miSecondaryAbbeyfield SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryIvy Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.2 miPrimaryRedland Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.4 miPrimaryFrogwell Primary SchoolFoundation school
Requires improvement
1.4 miPrimarySt Paul's Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.5 miPrimaryQueen's Crescent SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.5 miSecondarySheldon SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Charter Primary School

What is Charter Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Charter Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 9 Jul 2024.

How many pupils attend Charter Primary School?

Charter Primary School has 184 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 357.

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.