Marden Vale CofE Academy
William Street, Calne, SN11 9BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Scrivens
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Salisbury
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 146
- URN
- 141988
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249813505
About this school
Marden Vale CofE Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Calne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 146 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 32 | 24 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 42% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 71% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 54% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 67% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Marden Vale CofE Academy 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 | 34% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 163 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marden Vale CofE Academy compares
Marden Vale CofE Academy ranked 134th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 7% | 52.1% | 146 | — |
| Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School | 39% | 6.1% | 30.8% | 76 | 0.2 miles |
| Priestley Primary School | 27% | 4.9% | 34.6% | 282 | 0.6 miles |
| Fynamore Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 25.9% | 411 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy | 63% | 4.7% | 11.6% | 211 | 1.1 miles |
| Cherhill CofE School | 48% | 5.6% | 9.3% | 205 | 2.3 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)
- 52.05%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 21.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Priestley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Fynamore Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Calne
-
Cherhill CofE School2.3 miles
Primary · Calne
Other schools in Calne
Marden Vale CofE Academy ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Calne.
- Cherhill CofE School Primary
- Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Fynamore Primary School Primary
- Heddington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hilmarton Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy Primary
- Priestley Primary School Primary
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kingsbury Green Academy Secondary
- The Springfields Academy Academies
- St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Marden Vale CofE Academy teach?
- Marden Vale CofE Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Calne.
- Who is the headteacher of Marden Vale CofE Academy?
- The headteacher of Marden Vale CofE Academy is Mrs Louise Scrivens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marden Vale CofE Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marden Vale CofE Academy, 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 Marden Vale CofE Academy?
- Marden Vale CofE Academy has 146 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Marden Vale CofE Academy full?
- Marden Vale CofE Academy has capacity for 266 pupils and 146 on roll (55%), 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 Marden Vale CofE Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Marden Vale CofE Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does Marden Vale CofE Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Marden Vale CofE Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Marden Vale CofE Academy?
- Marden Vale CofE Academy is part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Marden Vale CofE Academy have?
- The schools register lists Marden Vale CofE Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Marden Vale CofE Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marden Vale CofE Academy rank locally?
- Marden Vale CofE Academy ranked 134th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marden Vale CofE Academy's absence rate?
- Marden Vale CofE Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marden Vale CofE Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marden Vale CofE Academy'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.