Priestley Primary School
Prince Charles Drive, Calne, SN11 8TG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Coles
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 126254
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249812608
About this school
Priestley Primary School is a community primary school in Calne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 282 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Priestley 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 | 45 | 29 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 24% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 52% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 31% | 33% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 69% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 96.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Priestley 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 | 73% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 24% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Priestley Primary School compares
Priestley Primary School ranked 170th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 4.9% | 34.6% | 282 | — |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy | 63% | 4.7% | 11.6% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Marden Vale CofE Academy | 48% | 7% | 52.1% | 146 | 0.6 miles |
| Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School | 39% | 6.1% | 30.8% | 76 | 0.7 miles |
| Fynamore Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 25.9% | 411 | 1.1 miles |
| Cherhill CofE School | 48% | 5.6% | 9.3% | 205 | 1.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.55%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 10.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Marden Vale CofE Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Fynamore Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Cherhill CofE School1.9 miles
Primary · Calne
Other schools in Calne
Priestley Primary School ranks 9th 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
- Hilmarton Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy Primary
- Marden Vale CofE Academy 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 Priestley Primary School teach?
- Priestley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Calne.
- Who is the headteacher of Priestley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Priestley Primary School is Mr Luke Coles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Priestley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Priestley 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 Priestley Primary School?
- Priestley Primary School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Priestley Primary School full?
- Priestley Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 282 on roll (90%), 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 Priestley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Priestley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Priestley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Priestley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Priestley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Priestley Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Priestley Primary School ranked 170th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Priestley Primary School's absence rate?
- Priestley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Priestley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priestley 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.