Malmesbury Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Merton
Unique reference
132169
Address
Malmesbury Road, SM4 6HG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
381 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
36.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 36.2%
Other Asian 19.7%
Other White 13.9%
Mixed 13.9%
African 4.5%
Pakistani 3.1%
Other Black 1.8%
Caribbean 1.6%
Indian 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Irish Traveller 1%
Chinese 1%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsAverage0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 108
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Malmesbury Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
27
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
3
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
4
17
Reception, Part-time
15
8
7
Reception, Full-time
28
15
13
Year 1
36
17
19
Year 2
57
29
28
Year 3
50
22
28
Year 4
60
31
29
Year 5
51
32
19
Year 6
52
25
27
Year 2024-2025