Noremarsh Junior School
Clarendon Drive, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hilary MacMeekin
- Sponsor
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 146421
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793852250
About this school
Noremarsh Junior School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Noremarsh Junior 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 60 | 61 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 54% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 7% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 72% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 69% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 70% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Noremarsh Junior 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 | 53% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Noremarsh Junior School compares
Noremarsh Junior School ranked 117th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.2% | 14.8% | 169 | — |
| Wootton Bassett Infants' School | — | 4.6% | 9.8% | 86 | 0.4 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Primary Academy | 66% | 4.1% | 18.4% | 398 | 0.4 miles |
| Longleaze Primary School | 68% | 5% | 17.3% | 248 | 0.5 miles |
| Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School | 67% | 5% | 7.9% | 140 | 2.5 miles |
| Millbrook Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 19.3% | 373 | 2.6 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)
- 14.81%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 9.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wootton Bassett Infants' School0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
St Bartholomew's Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Royal Wootton Bassett
-
Longleaze Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Millbrook Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Noremarsh Junior School ranks 45th of the 64 ranked primary schools in Swindon.
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Badbury Park Primary School Primary
- Beechcroft Infant School Primary
- Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bridlewood Primary School Primary
- Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Field Primary School Primary
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primary
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Noremarsh Junior School teach?
- Noremarsh Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Noremarsh Junior School?
- The headteacher of Noremarsh Junior School is Mrs Hilary MacMeekin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Noremarsh Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Noremarsh Junior 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 Noremarsh Junior School?
- Noremarsh Junior School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Noremarsh Junior School full?
- Noremarsh Junior School has capacity for 270 pupils and 169 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 Noremarsh Junior School a faith school?
- No. Noremarsh Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Noremarsh Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Noremarsh Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Noremarsh Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Noremarsh Junior School is part of ASCEND LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Noremarsh Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Noremarsh Junior School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Noremarsh Junior School ranked 117th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Noremarsh Junior School's absence rate?
- Noremarsh Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Noremarsh Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Noremarsh Junior 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.