Aloeric Primary School
St Michael's Road, Melksham, SN12 6HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Mullins
- Sponsor
- Pickwick Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 144704
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225702563
About this school
Aloeric Primary School is a primary academy in Melksham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Aloeric 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 April 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 | 60 | 58 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 59% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 84% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 81% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 84% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Aloeric 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 | 43% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 386 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aloeric Primary School compares
Aloeric Primary School ranked 149th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 5.5% | 21.9% | 360 | — |
| The Manor CofE VC Primary School | 48% | 6.6% | 51.1% | 121 | 0.5 miles |
| River Mead School | 38% | 6.9% | 45.4% | 261 | 0.7 miles |
| Bowerhill Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 19.2% | 378 | 1.1 miles |
| Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 460 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 15.9% | 61 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.9%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 12.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Manor CofE VC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
River Mead School0.7 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
Bowerhill Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Melksham
Other schools in Melksham
Aloeric Primary School ranks 7th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Melksham.
- 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 Aloeric Primary School teach?
- Aloeric Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Melksham.
- Who is the headteacher of Aloeric Primary School?
- The headteacher of Aloeric Primary School is Mr Tom Mullins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aloeric Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aloeric 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 Aloeric Primary School?
- Aloeric Primary School has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Aloeric Primary School full?
- Aloeric Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 360 on roll (86%), 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 Aloeric Primary School a faith school?
- No. Aloeric Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Aloeric Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Aloeric Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Aloeric Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Aloeric Primary School is part of PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Aloeric Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aloeric Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Aloeric Primary School ranked 149th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aloeric Primary School's absence rate?
- Aloeric Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aloeric Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aloeric 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 10 July 2026.