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Swindon Village Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school
Church Road, Swindon Village, Cheltenham GL51 9QP · swindonvillage.co.uk · 01242 690016
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 45 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Swindon Village Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 89
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (17%) with SEND