Schools in Calne
Calne has 12 schools coordinated by Wiltshire Council, including 9 primaries and John Bentley School as the main secondary serving the area. Seven of the 12 schools have a religious character - mostly Church of England village primaries in settlements such as Hilmarton, Cherhill and Bremhill. Six of the eight Ofsted-rated schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating. One school is oversubscribed.
Wiltshire operates a non-selective secondary system and John Bentley School serves the vast majority of secondary-age pupils in the Calne area. The rural catchment extends to small communities in the Pewsham and Derry Hill areas. Families in outlying villages should check their designated secondary school with Wiltshire Council's admissions team, as some North Wiltshire villages fall within the Corsham or Chippenham catchment instead.
School demand in Calne
Across the 12 schools in Calne with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
7 schools in Calne have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
5 of the schools in Calne are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Wiltshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Calne have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Calne: 1 oversubscribed (9)
Hilmarton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Calne · SN11 8SG
Priestley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Calne · SN11 8TG
Cherhill CofE School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Calne · SN11 8XX
Heddington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Calne · SN11 0PJ
Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Calne · SN11 9NN
Fynamore Primary School
Primary · Community school
Calne · SN11 9UG
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Calne · SN11 9BX
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Calne · SN11 0AR
Marden Vale CofE Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Calne · SN11 9BD
Secondary Schools in Calne (1)
Other Schools in Calne (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Calne are set by Wiltshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.