Voluntary aided school · Swindon

St Francis CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
432Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
134151URN

Aiken Road, Taw Hill, Swindon, SN25 1UH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

73 applications for 45 places · 45th of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 19 March 2024Ofsted'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

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Swindon median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 45 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Swindon median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Swindon median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Swindon median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Swindon median median 2.0
2016 2.5; Swindon median median 2.0
2015 2.5; Swindon median median 1.9
2014 2.4; Swindon median median 2.1

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	45	73	1.6	45	1.00
Sep 2025	46	82	1.8	46	1.00
Sep 2024	46	97	2.1	45	0.98
Sep 2023	60	115	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2022	60	118	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2021	60	121	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2020	56	125	2.2	56	1.00
Sep 2019	60	126	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2018	59	134	2.3	69	1.17
Sep 2017	58	152	2.6	74	1.28
Sep 2016	60	148	2.5	77	1.28
Sep 2015	60	149	2.5	69	1.15
Sep 2014	60	145	2.4	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 75% · Maths 78% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%14th of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Swindon 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	70%	10%	107	106
2023/24	47%	5%	104	103
2022/23	70%	8%	106	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

St Francis CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Orchid Vale Primary School
0.7 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Haydonleigh Primary School
0.9 km · Swindon

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Oakhurst Community Primary School
1.2 km · Swindon

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Red Oaks Primary School
1.2 km · Swindon

Remains Good · improving2024

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Haydon Wick Primary School
1.2 km · Swindon

Outstanding2024

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy
1.3 km · Swindon

Good2024

3.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Catherine Wayte Primary School
1.6 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy
1.7 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134151 · 866/3460
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 472 pupils · 432 on roll
Free school meals: 3.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Aiken Road, Taw Hill, Swindon, SN25 1UH
Local authority: Swindon

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