Monkton Park Primary School
Sadlers Mead, Chippenham, SN15 3PNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Monkton Park Primary School is a primary school in Chippenham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 262 schools in Wiltshire. It ranks 13th of 21 primary schools in Chippenham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in December 2010.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 9 December 2010, report published 11 January 2011
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 April 2025
The school's vision, 'grow and learn together', is at the core of Monkton Park Primary School. Pupils and staff are proud members of this community. Staff build positive relationships with pupils and their families. Pupils know that trusted adults in school will help them with any worry or concerns they have. Pupils feel safe and are happy. The school has high expectations of pupils to succeed in their learning. Across the curriculum, pupils achieve well. They show commitment to their education. During lessons, pupils are attentive and keen to make a contribution to class discussions. Classrooms are purposeful and calm. As a result, pupils learn without disruption. Pupils try their best to follow the school rules 'ready, respect, safe' in everything they do. They move around the school sensibly. Pupils benefit from the well-organised activities during social time. This makes it an enjoyable experience for all. The school provides many opportunities to develop pupils' character and interests. Pupils talk enthusiastically about the residential trips and visitors to school. They relish the opportunity to represent the school in a range of different sporting competitions. The school ensures that all pupils experience the broad and varied range of clubs the school offers.
What the school should improve
- At times, assessment is not used well enough to check that pupils have remembered the key knowledge that they have been taught. As a result, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge that persist or weakens future learning. The school should ensure that staff use assessment effectively to check what pupils know and remember and use this to inform future learning so that pupils build knowledge sequentially across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
36 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
252 pupils on roll, with places for 270
Schools near Monkton Park Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Ivy Lane Primary School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 64% met the expected standard |
| Kings Lodge Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 0.9 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 50% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Rafferty
- Phone
- 01249652395
- Address
- Sadlers Mead, Chippenham, SN15 3PN
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- URN
- 126188
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.