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Paxcroft Primary School

Ashton Street, Trowbridge, BA14 7EB

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Paxcroft Primary School (URN 126483) since 1 September 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
31.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
5.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
60.0%
Writing (Expected)
60.0%
Maths (Expected)
38.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
55.0%
Reading avg scaled score
102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
99.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
100.0
Cohort Size
42

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
293
Capacity
315 (0% full)
SEND
34.5%
FSM Eligible
24.9%
EAL
14.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.5%
SEN Support
29.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,161/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 75.9%
  • White Other: 10.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
  • Black African: 1.9%
  • Other: 1.5%
  • Mixed Other: 1.1%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%

75.9%

White British

10.3%

White Other

3.5%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01225762244
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Ashton Street

Trowbridge, South West

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Administrative

URN
152013
UKPRN
10098526
Establishment No.
5209
Trust
EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST

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