Churchfields, the Village School
Bradford Road, Atworth, Melksham, SN12 8HY
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Churchfields, the Village 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
- Mr Simon Futcher
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 154
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 130388
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
Churchfields, the Village School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Melksham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 123 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Churchfields, the Village School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2006, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 82% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 94% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 82% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 94% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Churchfields, the Village 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 | 46% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 121 |
| 2023/24 | 123 |
| 2024/25 | 123 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Churchfields, the Village School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 90% 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 | 82% | 4.1% | 9.8% | 123 | — |
| Churchfields, the Village School | — | — | — | 121 | 0.0 miles |
| Neston Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 10% | 195 | 1.5 miles |
| Shaw CE Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 14.4% | 189 | 1.7 miles |
| St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 15.9% | 61 | 2.0 miles |
| Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 12.2% | 146 | 2.4 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)
- 9.76%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 12.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Churchfields, the Village School0.0 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
Neston Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Neston, Corsham
-
Shaw CE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
Other schools in Melksham
- Aloeric Primary School Primary
- Bowerhill Primary School Primary
- Churchfields, the Village School Primary
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School Primary
- River Mead School Primary
- Seend Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shaw CE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Melksham Oak Community School Secondary
- Melksham House School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Churchfields, the Village School teach?
- Churchfields, the Village School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Melksham.
- Has Churchfields, the Village School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Churchfields, the Village 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 many pupils are at Churchfields, the Village School?
- Churchfields, the Village School had 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Churchfields, the Village School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Churchfields, the Village School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Churchfields, the Village 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 8 July 2025.