Marden Vale CofE Academy
William Street, Calne, SN11 9BD
146 pupils · 55% of 266 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Free school meals
- 56.2%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 September 2023, published 9 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 13 | 24 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 16 | 31 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 13 | 22 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 18 | 37 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 17 | 17 | 30 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 39 | 15 | 29 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Priestley Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Fynamore Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cherhill CofE School 3.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hilmarton Primary School 4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.