Frogwell Primary School
Derriads Lane, Chippenham, SN14 0DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Imogen Woods
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- URN
- 126479
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249652815
About this school
Frogwell Primary School is a foundation primary school in Chippenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 159 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Frogwell 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 38 | 29 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 48% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 37% | 66% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 24% | 59% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 29% | 52% | 33% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 Frogwell 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 | 16% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frogwell Primary School compares
Frogwell Primary School ranked 164th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 6.8% | 43.3% | 159 | — |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | 48% | 4.9% | 15.3% | 185 | 0.2 miles |
| Queen's Crescent School | 72% | 4.4% | 11.6% | 411 | 0.3 miles |
| Redland Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 21.4% | 291 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 20.1% | 165 | 0.7 miles |
| Ivy Lane Primary School | 64% | 5.3% | 11% | 451 | 0.8 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
- 11 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report18 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.32%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.82%
- Persistent absence
- 18.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's CofE Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Queen's Crescent School0.3 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Redland Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Ivy Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chippenham
Other schools in Chippenham
Frogwell Primary School ranks 18th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Chippenham.
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary Primary
- By Brook Valley CofE Primary School Primary
- Charter Primary School Primary
- Christian Malford CofE Primary School Primary
- Colerne CofE Primary School Primary
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ivy Lane Primary School Primary
- Kings Lodge Primary School Primary
- Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lacock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School Primary
- Luckington Community School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Frogwell Primary School teach?
- Frogwell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chippenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Frogwell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Frogwell Primary School is Miss Imogen Woods, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Frogwell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frogwell 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 Frogwell Primary School?
- Frogwell Primary School has 159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Frogwell Primary School full?
- Frogwell Primary School has capacity for 235 pupils and 159 on roll (68%), 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 Frogwell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Frogwell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Frogwell Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Frogwell Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Frogwell Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Frogwell Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Frogwell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 16% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Frogwell Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Frogwell Primary School ranked 164th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frogwell Primary School's absence rate?
- Frogwell Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frogwell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frogwell 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.