Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Ermin Street, Baydon, Marlborough, SN8 2JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Gilbert
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 126394
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01672540554
About this school
Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Marlborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 81 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 18 | 20 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 55% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 80% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 60% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 50% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Baydon St Nicholas 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 | 39% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 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 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School compares
Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School ranked 125th 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 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 2.6% | 7.8% | 81 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Aided Primary | 85% | 3.7% | 13% | 194 | 1.9 miles |
| Lambourn CofE Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 33.9% | 130 | 2.7 miles |
| Ramsbury Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 186 | 3.9 miles |
| Bishopstone Church of England Primary School | — | 6.4% | 27.3% | 35 | 4.2 miles |
| Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary School | 47% | 5.5% | 20.9% | 48 | 4.5 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
- 23 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report17 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.78%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.64%
- Persistent absence
- 3.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary1.9 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Lambourn CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Ramsbury Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Bishopstone Church of England Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Swindon
- 4.5 miles
Other schools in Marlborough
Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School ranks 11th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Marlborough.
- Burbage Primary School Primary
- Collingbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Bedwyn Church of England School Primary
- Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School Primary
- Oare Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ogbourne CofE Primary School Primary
- Preshute Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ramsbury Primary School Primary
- St Katharine's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE Aided Primary Primary
- St John's Marlborough Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School teach?
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Marlborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School is Mrs Emma Gilbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Baydon St Nicholas Church of England 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 big is Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School?
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School full?
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 81 on roll (58%), 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 Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Baydon St Nicholas 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 39% 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 Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School ranked 125th 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 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Baydon St Nicholas 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 1 July 2026.