Marden Vale CofE Academy
William Street, Calne, SN11 9BDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Marden Vale CofE Academy is a primary school in Calne for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 262 schools in Wiltshire. It ranks 6th of 9 primary schools in Calne. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in September 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 September 2023, report published 9 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 September 2023
The school has prioritised the development of the curriculum. The school is aspirational and determined that all pupils will learn well and be successful. The school's actions are beginning to make a difference in some subjects. However, pupils do not yet build their knowledge well enough across the whole curriculum. Pupils are happy at Marden Vale Church of England Academy. They enjoy attending school and feel safe. Relationships between pupils, including those in the specially resourced provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and adults are positive. Pupils say that adults help them if they have any worries or concerns. They know they can go to the 'nest' to talk when they need to. The school has high expectations of behaviour. Older pupils work hard and focus on their learning. Pupils respond well in turn-taking and listening to others. At times, when some pupils lose focus, staff are quick to intervene to limit any disruption to learning to others. Pupils enjoy the clubs that are on offer, including football and netball. They welcome visitors to their school, who share important messages with them, including about fire safety. Pupils understand the importance of inclusion. The school's values support pupils to be tolerant and respectful of one another.
What the school should improve
- The implementation of the phonics programme does not support all pupils to read well. This means that the gaps they have developed over time in their phonic knowledge remain. The trust needs to ensure that the phonics programme is implemented effectively so that all pupils learn to read fluently and confidently.
- Some subject leaders do not know how effectively the subject they lead is implemented. As a result, pupils do not build knowledge well. The trust should ensure that subject leaders check the effectiveness of the subject they lead to ensure that pupils build knowledge well and remember more.
- In some wider curriculum subjects, the important knowledge that pupils need to know and remember has not been clearly identified. This means that pupils do not build their knowledge well over time. The trust needs to ensure that the key knowledge is identified and that learning is adapted to close any gaps in pupils' knowledge across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
25 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
146 pupils on roll, with places for 266
Schools near Marden Vale CofE Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement | 39% met the expected standard |
| Priestley Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 27% met the expected standard |
| Fynamore Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 63% met the expected standard |
| Cherhill CofE School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Scrivens
- Phone
- 01249813505
- Address
- William Street, Calne, SN11 9BD
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- URN
- 141988
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.