Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Every child who put Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 2–11
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy
Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy is a primary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 58 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 13% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 96 in reading and 93 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 3 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.