Academy converter · Swindon

Seven Fields Primary School

2–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138005URN

Leigh Road, Penhill, Swindon, SN2 5DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.6 below Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

41 applications for 27 places · 51st of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 1 July 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

1 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
19 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Swindon median (2.2) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.5; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 2.2; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 1.3; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 1.1; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 1.0; Swindon median median 2.1
2019 1.4; Swindon median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Swindon median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Swindon median median 2.0
2016 1.5; 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	27	41	1.5	26	0.96
Sep 2025	23	46	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2024	25	55	2.2	25	1.00
Sep 2023	32	41	1.3	32	1.00
Sep 2022	39	43	1.1	37	0.95
Sep 2021	23	30	1.3	22	0.96
Sep 2020	38	39	1.0	36	0.95
Sep 2019	46	65	1.4	44	0.96
Sep 2018	44	72	1.6	44	1.00
Sep 2017	40	54	1.4	35	0.88
Sep 2016	52	80	1.5	53	1.02
Sep 2015	52	71	1.4	55	1.06
Sep 2014	47	74	1.6	42	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 41% · Writing 63% · Maths 53% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%48th of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard41%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard9%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Swindon 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	38%	3%	99	100
2023/24	26%	0%	98	96
2022/23	39%	0%	100	99

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

Seven Fields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Greenmeadow Primary School
0.7 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Beechcroft Infant School
1.1 km · Swindon

Not yet inspected
Abbey Meads Community Primary School
1.2 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Catherine Wayte Primary School
1.2 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rodbourne Cheney Primary School
1.3 km · Swindon

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon
1.6 km · Swindon

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Haydon Wick Primary School
1.7 km · Swindon

Outstanding2024

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Moredon Primary School
1.8 km · Swindon

Good2022

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138005 · 866/2151
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 336 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 69.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Seven Fields Primary School (URN 126242)
Address: Leigh Road, Penhill, Swindon, SN2 5DE
Local authority: Swindon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources