1
Haydon Wick Primary School
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN25 1HT
1
22 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Swindon
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Swindon. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
66
Outstanding
3
Good
56
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 5% · G: 89% · RI: 6% · I: 0%
2
Rodbourne Cheney Primary School
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN25 3BN
1
18 Sep 2023
3
East Wichel Primary School & Nursery
SWINDON • Wiltshire • SN1 7AG
1
24 Jan 2023
4
St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN26 7AP
2
10 Sep 2024
5
Drove Primary School
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN1 3AH
2
23 Jul 2024
6
St Francis CofE Primary School
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN25 1UH
2
9 May 2024
7
Badbury Park Primary School
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN3 6ER
2
29 Feb 2024
8
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN25 2QS
2
29 Feb 2024
9
Liden Academy
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN3 6EX
2
23 Jan 2024
10
William Morris Primary School
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN25 2PP
2
18 Jan 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Hazelwood Academy 2 • Dec 2023
- Orchid Vale Primary School 2 • Oct 2023
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Grange Infants' School 2 • Sep 2023
- Mountford Manor Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Westlea Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Grange Junior School 2 • Jul 2023
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School 2 • Jun 2023
- Moredon Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Ruskin Junior School 2 • Oct 2022