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South Marston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Old Vicarage Lane, South Marston, Swindon SN3 4SH · smcea.org.uk · 01793 823379
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Swindon 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.86 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Furthest distance offered · Swindon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 101
- 96% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Furthest distance offered” went to a home 0.54 mi (863 m) from the school. Source: Swindon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 16 | 22 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Furthest distance offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.86 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Swindon it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126358)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for South Marston Church of England Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 21
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied