Community school · Swindon

Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School

2–11Ages
168Pupils
PrimaryPhase
126183URN

Castle View Road, Chiseldon, Swindon, SN4 0NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.5 below Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

27 applications for 16 places · 42nd of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Swindon median (2.2) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 16 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 1.7; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 1.9; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 1.4; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Swindon median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Swindon median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Swindon median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Swindon median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Swindon median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Swindon median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Swindon median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Swindon median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Swindon 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	16	27	1.7	14	0.88
Sep 2025	16	29	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2024	14	27	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2023	14	19	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2022	23	28	1.2	23	1.00
Sep 2021	19	25	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2020	17	27	1.6	17	1.00
Sep 2019	18	35	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2018	30	45	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2017	15	27	1.8	13	0.87
Sep 2016	18	35	1.9	17	0.94
Sep 2015	20	28	1.4	17	0.85
Sep 2014	20	32	1.6	19	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 69% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%27th of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Swindon 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Swindon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	14%	107	105
2023/24	39%	0%	101	100
2022/23	70%	3%	105	104

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

Chiseldon Primary & Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Badbury Park Primary School
2.6 km · Swindon

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Liden Academy
3.3 km · Swindon

Good2023

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Wanborough Primary School
3.7 km · Swindon

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lawn Primary and Nursery School
4.0 km · Swindon

Not yet inspected
Oaktree Nursery and Primary School
4.2 km · Swindon

Not yet inspected

1.8applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Eldene Nursery and Primary School
4.2 km · Swindon

Good2022

2.3applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
The Croft Primary School
4.7 km · Swindon

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Goddard Park Community Primary School
4.8 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126183 · 866/2026
Capacity: 244 pupils · 168 on roll
Free school meals: 23.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Castle View Road, Chiseldon, Swindon, SN4 0NS
Local authority: Swindon

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