Churchfields, the Village School
General Information
- Address: Bradford Road, Atworth, Melksham, SN12 8HY – View on map
- Phone: 01225703026
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mr Simon Futcher
- Age range: 4-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 10 families put it first for 10 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 10 places went to families living outside the council area.
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
- % eligible for free school meals: 10.7%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the Wiltshire average)
- English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Wiltshire: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Wiltshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 21.5%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.0%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 11 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
- Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2022 report
Year 6 SATs results
Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.
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28th of 143 primary schools in Wiltshire for Ofsted rating
- #26Chirton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- #27Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolGood
- #28Churchfields, the Village SchoolGood
- #29Colerne CofE Primary SchoolGood
- #30Collingbourne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £3,919 (2024-25)
171st of 184 primary schools in Wiltshire for spending per pupil
- #169Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School£4,265
- #170Amesbury Archer Primary School£4,047
- #171Churchfields, the Village School£3,919
- #172Chapmanslade Church of England Primary School£3,235
- #173Christian Malford CofE Primary School£2,971
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