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
EthnicityPercentage
African4.5%
Mixed13.9%
Other White13.9%
Other Asian19.7%
White British36.2%
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

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

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

AreaPercentage
School
11%
Local authority average
11%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
108
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
107
England average
105
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