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Badbury Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Rainscombe Road, Coate, Swindon SN3 6ER · badburyparkprimary.co.uk · 01793 299101
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.76 mi
- 2.83 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Furthest distance offered · Swindon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 397
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
- First language not English
- 47.4%
- 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 1.76 mi (2.83 km) from the school. Source: Swindon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 100% 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 | 58 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Furthest distance offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.76 mi2.83 km | |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Badbury Park Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (101 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 101
- 38% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (19%) with SEND