Primary school in Devizes, Wiltshire
Urchfont Church of England Primary School
Cuckoo Corner, Urchfont, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 4RA
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 4 May 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- Places
- 112
- How full
- 74% full — 83 of 112 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 41 / 42
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wiltshire 034D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 38%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 77%
- Households in social housing
- 12%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 47%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Catherine Groves
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward
- Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- URN
- 152012
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Barnabas Church of England School, Market LavingtonAcademy converter | No grade | 82% | 1.9 mi |
| Chirton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 57% | 2.3 mi |
| Wansdyke SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 54% | 2.7 mi |
| Southbroom St James AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 64% | 2.7 mi |
| Nursteed Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 43% | 2.8 mi |
| Dauntsey Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 52% | 2.8 mi |
| Southbroom Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 3.1 mi |
| The Trinity Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 45% | 3.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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