Keevil CofE Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted: Good

Main Street, Keevil, Trowbridge, BA14 6LUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Keevil CofE Primary School is a primary school in Trowbridge for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 262 schools in Wiltshire. It ranks 14th of 18 primary schools in Trowbridge. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in December 2019.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 10 December 2019, report published 14 January 2020

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 March 2025

The school's guiding principle of 'Always treat others as you would like to be treated' underpins its inclusive ethos. Pupils of all ages interact well with each other. Staff thread the 'Keevil Characteristics', such as 'teamwork', throughout school life. Older pupils delight in becoming a buddy to children in the Reception Year. This helps the youngest children to settle in quickly and become part of the friendly team spirit. The school is ambitious for pupils, including those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Over recent years, it has continued to strengthen its mixed-age curriculum. Pupils are keen to talk about what they have learned. Most pupils work hard in their lessons and achieve well as a result. Pupils uphold the school's values in the way they behave. For example, pupils know the importance of good 'communication' if they need to sort out any minor problems. Across the school, learning flows without disruption because pupils choose to do what is right. Pupils' service to the school and the wider community is commendable. For instance, they lead worship, support local charities, plant trees and read to residents at a local care home. At Keevil, pupils learn to become active and responsible citizens.

What the school should improve

  • Systems for checking what pupils know and understand are not well established in some of the wider curriculum subjects. Where this is the case, some pupils do not secure the essential knowledge the curriculum outlines. The school and trust must ensure that teachers check pupils' learning closely in each subject and use this information to inform what comes next.
  • Occasionally, the school's expectations of pupils' handwriting, grammar and presentation are not consistently high. This means that some pupils do not develop their writing fluency and accuracy as well as they could. The school and trust need to support staff to improve how to teach the foundational skills for writing so that pupils produce high-quality writing.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

10 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths40%

40%, 22 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

87 pupils on roll, with places for 115

Eligible for free school meals5.7%

5.7%, 20.8 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language3.4%

3.4%, 18.2 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support16.1%

16.1%, 1.3 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.3%

2.3%, 3.7 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Keevil CofE Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington2 milesOfsted: Good100% met the expected standard
Seend Church of England Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good60% met the expected standard
Bowerhill Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good65% met the expected standard
The Mead Community Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good56% met the expected standard
Castle Mead School3 milesOfsted: Good60% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Rutt
Address
Main Street, Keevil, Trowbridge, BA14 6LU
Local authority
Wiltshire
URN
143009

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.