Charter Primary School
Wood Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Flack
- Sponsor
- The Athelstan Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 357
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 151922
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249447223
About this school
Charter Primary School is a primary academy in Chippenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Charter Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Charter Primary School (URN 126292).
How Charter Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 184 | — |
| Kings Lodge Primary School | — | — | — | 298 | 0.5 miles |
| Monkton Park Primary School | 61% | 4.1% | 13.7% | 252 | 0.6 miles |
| Ivy Lane Primary School | 64% | 5.3% | 11% | 451 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 20.1% | 165 | 0.8 miles |
| Redland Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 21.4% | 291 | 1.2 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Kings Lodge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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Monkton Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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Ivy Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chippenham
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Redland Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chippenham
Other schools in Chippenham
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary Primary
- By Brook Valley CofE Primary School Primary
- Christian Malford CofE Primary School Primary
- Colerne CofE Primary School Primary
- Frogwell Primary School Primary
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ivy Lane Primary School Primary
- Kings Lodge Primary School Primary
- Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lacock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School Primary
- Luckington Community School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Charter Primary School teach?
- Charter Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chippenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Charter Primary School?
- The headteacher of Charter Primary School is Mrs Sarah Flack, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Charter Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charter 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 Charter Primary School?
- Charter Primary School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Charter Primary School full?
- Charter Primary School has capacity for 357 pupils and 184 on roll (52%), 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 Charter Primary School a faith school?
- No. Charter Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Charter Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Charter Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Charter Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Charter Primary School is part of THE ATHELSTAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Charter Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Charter Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Charter Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Charter Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.