Seend Church of England Primary School
24 School Road, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Hembury
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Sponsor
- The White Horse Federation
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 141919
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01380828334
About this school
Seend Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Melksham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 71 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seend Church of England 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 54% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 85% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 62% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 62% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 Seend 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 | 63% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seend Church of England Primary School compares
Seend Church of England Primary School ranked 97th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 | 60% | 4% | 13.6% | 71 | — |
| Bowerhill Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 19.2% | 378 | 1.7 miles |
| Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 460 | 2.1 miles |
| Keevil CofE Primary School | 40% | 4.2% | 7.4% | 87 | 2.3 miles |
| Aloeric Primary School | 42% | 5.5% | 21.9% | 360 | 2.7 miles |
| The Manor CofE VC Primary School | 48% | 6.6% | 51.1% | 121 | 2.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.64%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 4.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bowerhill Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
Keevil CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
Aloeric Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
The Manor CofE VC Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Melksham
Other schools in Melksham
Seend Church of England Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary 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
- 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 Seend Church of England Primary School teach?
- Seend Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Melksham.
- Who is the headteacher of Seend Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seend Church of England Primary School is Mrs Emma Hembury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seend Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seend 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 many pupils are at Seend Church of England Primary School?
- Seend Church of England Primary School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Seend Church of England Primary School full?
- Seend Church of England Primary School has capacity for 112 pupils and 71 on roll (63%), 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 Seend Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Seend Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does Seend Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seend Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Seend Church of England Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Seend Church of England Primary School is part of THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Seend 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 63% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seend Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Seend Church of England Primary School ranked 97th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seend Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Seend Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seend Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seend 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 2 July 2026.