Urchfont Church of England Primary School
Cuckoo Corner, Urchfont, Devizes, SN10 4RA
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Urchfont Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carol Talbot
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 126366
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
Urchfont Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Devizes. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 87 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Urchfont Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 79% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 86% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 86% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Urchfont Church of England 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 | 67% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Urchfont Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 5.4% | 9.2% | 87 | — |
| Urchfont Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 83 | 0.0 miles |
| St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington | 82% | 3.6% | 17.4% | 118 | 1.9 miles |
| Chirton Church of England Primary School | 57% | 3.6% | 9.2% | 114 | 2.3 miles |
| Wansdyke School | 54% | 4.1% | 17% | 237 | 2.7 miles |
| Southbroom St James Academy | 64% | 7.3% | 41.7% | 108 | 2.7 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)
- 9.2%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 10.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Urchfont Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington1.9 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
Chirton Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
Wansdyke School2.7 miles
Primary · Devizes
-
Southbroom St James Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Devizes
Other schools in Devizes
- All Cannings Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chirton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School Primary
- Five Lanes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Nursteed Community Primary School Primary
- Rowde CofE Academy Primary
- Southbroom Infants' School Primary
- Southbroom St James Academy Primary
- St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes Primary
- The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Urchfont Church of England Primary School teach?
- Urchfont Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Devizes.
- Has Urchfont Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Urchfont Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Urchfont Church of England Primary School?
- Urchfont Church of England Primary School had 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Urchfont Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Urchfont Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Urchfont Church of England 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 31 August 2025.