High Street, Ogbourne St George, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1SU
10 reasons to choose Ogbourne Church of England Primary School
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Ogbourne Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Marlborough and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Ogbourne Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 20 members of Excalibur Academies Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.
Average class size
Ogbourne Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 25 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Ogbourne Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 27% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average. Most pupils go on to St John’s, Marlborough at the end of Year 6.
The Ogbourne Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and are organised by topics, with cross-curricular linking where appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Ogbourne Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Ogbourne Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 7.45am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Ogbourne Church of England Primary School
St Francis School (9.7 miles); Pinewood School (11.6 miles); Cricklade Manor Prep School (15.3 miles).
St Michael’s Church of England School, Aldbourne (4.5 miles); Preshute Church of England Primary School (5.4 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Swindon (9.6 miles).
Marlborough College (4.1 miles); St Mary’s Calne (17 miles); St Gabriel’s School (21.7 miles).
St John’s Marlborough (4.4 miles); Royal Wootton Bassett Academy (12.4 miles); Faringdon Community College (17 miles).