Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy | Primary in Chippenham, Wiltshire | Ofsted & DfE

13%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

13%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

13%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWiltshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy · Primary · Wiltshire

Part ofTHE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

13%

57%35%13%

'17'18'19'25

'25 · 13%

RWM higher standard

14%7%0%

'17'18'19'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

38%

Reading higher standard

13%

Writing expected standard

13%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

13%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

38%

SPAG expected standard

25%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

96.0

Maths scaled score

93.0

GPS scaled score

97.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

29%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Dauntsey Road, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5HS

Local authority

Wiltshire

Website

http://www.walterpowell.wilts.sch.uk

Telephone

01249720797

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	13%	0%	38%	13%	13%	0%	13%	0%	38%	25%	96.0	93.0	97.0	—	—	—	29%	58
2023/24	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	—	—	29%	62
2022/23	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	29%	56
2018/19	50%	0%	63%	38%	63%	0%	63%	0%	88%	50%	106.0	100.0	103.0	+0.70	-4.50	-5.10	12%	59
2017/18	57%	14%	86%	43%	86%	29%	71%	14%	100%	86%	108.0	104.0	107.0	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	61
2016/17	29%	0%	86%	14%	43%	0%	29%	0%	86%	86%	107.0	99.0	104.0	+2.90	-4.70	-5.00	24%	51

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	58	19.3	29%	3%	17%	4%	9%
2023/24	62	20.4	29%	3%	16%	4%	10%
2022/23	56	18.9	29%	2%	16%	4%	6%
2021/22	46	—	24%	0%	22%	5%	10%
2020/21	60	24.5	17%	0%	13%	—	—
2018/19	59	22.9	12%	0%	19%	3%	0%
2017/18	—	18.9	—	—	—	7%	12%
2016/17	51	17.7	24%	2%	24%	3%	—