Schools in Melksham

About schools in Melksham

Melksham lists eleven schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

59%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 8 schools with published results

Primary schools9

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Aloeric Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• Bowerhill Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Churchfields, the Village School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• River Mead School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Seend Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Shaw CE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• The Manor CofE VC Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  48%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Melksham Oak Community School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  41.4

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Melksham House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 16

Common questions about schools in Melksham

How many schools does Melksham have?

OfferDay lists eleven schools in Melksham, including nine primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Melksham?

Every school in Melksham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Melksham ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Melksham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.