Hilmarton Primary School
Compton Road, Hilmarton, Calne, SN11 8SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sam Churchill
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 114
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 126198
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249760602
About this school
Hilmarton Primary School is a community primary school in Calne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hilmarton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 64% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 100% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 64% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hilmarton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hilmarton Primary School compares
Hilmarton Primary School ranked 128th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.1% | 17.9% | 105 | — |
| Lyneham Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 10.4% | 305 | 2.2 miles |
| Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School | 39% | 6.1% | 30.8% | 76 | 2.4 miles |
| Marden Vale CofE Academy | 48% | 7% | 52.1% | 146 | 2.5 miles |
| Fynamore Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 25.9% | 411 | 2.7 miles |
| Priestley Primary School | 27% | 4.9% | 34.6% | 282 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 28 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report6 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.92%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 7.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lyneham Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Marden Vale CofE Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Fynamore Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Priestley Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Calne
Other schools in Calne
Hilmarton Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Calne.
- Cherhill CofE School Primary
- Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Fynamore Primary School Primary
- Heddington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy Primary
- Marden Vale CofE Academy Primary
- Priestley Primary School Primary
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kingsbury Green Academy Secondary
- The Springfields Academy Academies
- St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hilmarton Primary School teach?
- Hilmarton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Calne.
- Who is the headteacher of Hilmarton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hilmarton Primary School is Mrs Sam Churchill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hilmarton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hilmarton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hilmarton Primary School?
- Hilmarton Primary School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hilmarton Primary School full?
- Hilmarton Primary School has capacity for 114 pupils and 105 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hilmarton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hilmarton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hilmarton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hilmarton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hilmarton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hilmarton Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Hilmarton Primary School ranked 128th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hilmarton Primary School's absence rate?
- Hilmarton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hilmarton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hilmarton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.