Shaw CE Primary School
Corsham Road, Shaw, Melksham, SN12 8EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Edwards
- Sponsor
- The White Horse Federation
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 146345
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225702544
About this school
Shaw CE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Melksham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 189 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 70% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 73% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 39% | 77% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 80% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.70 | - | - |
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 Shaw CE 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 | 32% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shaw CE Primary School compares
Shaw CE Primary School ranked 50th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.8% | 14.4% | 189 | — |
| River Mead School | 38% | 6.9% | 45.4% | 261 | 1.5 miles |
| The Manor CofE VC Primary School | 48% | 6.6% | 51.1% | 121 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 15.9% | 61 | 1.7 miles |
| Churchfields, the Village School | — | — | — | 121 | 1.7 miles |
| Aloeric Primary School | 42% | 5.5% | 21.9% | 360 | 1.8 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)
- 14.36%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 12.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
River Mead School1.5 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
The Manor CofE VC Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
Churchfields, the Village School1.7 miles
Primary · Melksham
-
Aloeric Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Melksham
Other schools in Melksham
Shaw CE Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Seend Church of England 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 year groups does Shaw CE Primary School teach?
- Shaw CE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Melksham.
- Who is the headteacher of Shaw CE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shaw CE Primary School is Mrs Amy Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shaw CE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shaw CE 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 big is Shaw CE Primary School?
- Shaw CE Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shaw CE Primary School full?
- Shaw CE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 on roll (90%), 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 Shaw CE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Shaw CE Primary School is designated Church of England.
- Does Shaw CE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shaw CE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Shaw CE Primary School?
- Shaw CE 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 Shaw CE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shaw CE Primary School rank locally?
- Shaw CE Primary School ranked 50th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shaw CE Primary School's absence rate?
- Shaw CE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shaw CE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shaw CE 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.