Foundation school · Gloucestershire

Swindon Village Primary School

4–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115744URN

Church Road, Swindon Village, Cheltenham, GL51 9QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

161 applications for 58 places · 40th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
5 December 2013
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

161 applications · 58 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	58	161	2.8	63	1.09
Sep 2025	59	139	2.4	45	0.76
Sep 2024	59	148	2.5	71	1.20
Sep 2023	60	144	2.4	60	1.00
Sep 2022	59	154	2.6	58	0.98
Sep 2021	60	138	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2020	60	170	2.8	79	1.32
Sep 2019	60	129	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2018	60	162	2.7	69	1.15
Sep 2017	60	138	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2016	60	187	3.1	83	1.38
Sep 2015	60	154	2.6	69	1.15
Sep 2014	60	146	2.4	74	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 78% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%49th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	7%	106	105
2023/24	65%	12%	106	104
2022/23	63%	12%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Swindon Village Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Gardners Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Hesters Way Primary School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Gloucester Road Primary School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Rowanfield Infant School
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place
Dunalley Primary School
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rowanfield Junior School
2.3 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

67%met the SATs standard
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great
2.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Springbank Primary Academy
2.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115744 · 916/5214
Capacity: 420 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 16.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Swindon Village, Cheltenham, GL51 9QP
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cheltenham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources