Schools
12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. River Mead School is the nearest published school at 812 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Melksham Forest
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore SN12 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Melksham Forest within SN12; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 12
- Nearby establishment records
- 31
- Primary nearby
- 10
- Secondary nearby
- 1
All establishment records
1-20 of 31 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 8-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 28 October 2005 · Closed 2 September 2011
- Location
- SN12 7AN, 575 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2013
- Location
- SN12 7ED, 812 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 2-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2013
- Location
- SN12 7ED, 812 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 38% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2012 · Closed 31 July 2018
- Location
- SN12 7NG, 1.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 August 2018
- Location
- SN12 7NG, 1.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 48% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2005
- Location
- SN12 7DZ, 1.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2005 · Closed 31 August 2012
- Location
- SN12 7DZ, 1.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 November 2016
- Location
- SN12 7GN, 1.4 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 December 2016
- Location
- SN12 7GN, 1.4 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 77% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2005
- Location
- SN12 6LS, 1.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 4-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 23 July 2025
- Location
- SN12 6ES, 1.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 July 2017
- Location
- SN12 6HN, 1.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 August 2017
- Location
- SN12 6HN, 1.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 42% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 August 2018
- Location
- SN12 6QZ, 2.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.4
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2015
- Location
- SN12 6QZ, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2015 · Closed 31 July 2018
- Location
- SN12 6QZ, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Shaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2015
- Location
- SN12 8EQ, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Shaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Academy converter
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2015 · Closed 31 July 2018
- Location
- SN12 8EQ, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 August 2018
- Location
- SN12 8EQ, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2015
- Location
- SN12 6YH, 2.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 95
- Records within 1 mile
- 985
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Melksham Forest
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Melksham Forest.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 106 |
| August 2025 | 72 |
| September 2025 | 83 |
| October 2025 | 71 |
| November 2025 | 82 |
| December 2025 | 65 |
| January 2026 | 54 |
| February 2026 | 70 |
| March 2026 | 113 |
| April 2026 | 85 |
| May 2026 | 89 |
| June 2026 | 95 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 95 | Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| May 2026 | 89 | Violence and sexual offences | 34 |
| April 2026 | 85 | Violence and sexual offences | 31 |
| March 2026 | 113 | Violence and sexual offences | 44 |
| February 2026 | 70 | Violence and sexual offences | 31 |
| January 2026 | 54 | Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| December 2025 | 65 | Violence and sexual offences | 30 |
| November 2025 | 82 | Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| October 2025 | 71 | Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| September 2025 | 83 | Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| August 2025 | 72 | Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| July 2025 | 106 | Violence and sexual offences | 37 |
Every published record
1-25 of 985
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near High Street
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near High Street
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Rope Walk
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Action to be taken by another organisation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near High Street
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Under investigation
Public order
June 2026
On or near Shopping Area
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Under investigation
Public order
June 2026
On or near Shopping Area
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Under investigation
Public order
June 2026
On or near Shopping Area
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Under investigation
Public order
June 2026
On or near High Street
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Under investigation
Public order
June 2026
On or near Shopping Area
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Under investigation
Criminal damage and arson
June 2026
On or near Parking Area
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Under investigation
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Watson'S Court
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Parking Area
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near High Street
Wiltshire 022D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Petrol Station
Wiltshire 022C
Outcome
Under investigation
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Church Street
Wiltshire 022C
Outcome
Under investigation
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Parking Area
Wiltshire 022C
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Rosemary Way
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Somerset Crescent
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Wessex Close
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Queensway
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Action to be taken by another organisation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Honeysuckle Close
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Wessex Close
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Under investigation
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Rosemary Way
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Queensway
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Further investigation is not in the public interest
Criminal damage and arson
June 2026
On or near Honeysuckle Close
Wiltshire 022B
Outcome
Under investigation
Place details
- Place type
- Suburban Area
- Postcode district
- SN12
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 51.38343, -2.12621
- Wider geography
- South West
Administrative areas
- Unitary Authority
- Wiltshire
- E06000054
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Melksham Forest and whose postcode is in SN12. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
985 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 398 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.