Academy converter · Swindon

Westlea Primary School

2–11Ages
289Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140302URN

Langstone Way, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 above Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

75 applications for 30 places · 12th of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 20 June 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

20 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
16 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Swindon median (2.2) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

75 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.5; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 2.9; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 2.7; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Swindon median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Swindon median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Swindon median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Swindon median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Swindon median median 2.0
2015 2.4; 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	30	75	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	86	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2024	26	70	2.7	25	0.96
Sep 2023	25	48	1.9	24	0.96
Sep 2022	30	59	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2021	29	53	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2020	40	68	1.7	33	0.83
Sep 2019	30	53	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2018	38	78	2.1	34	0.89
Sep 2017	45	90	2.0	50	1.11
Sep 2016	45	98	2.2	51	1.13
Sep 2015	45	109	2.4	51	1.13
Sep 2014	44	107	2.4	46	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 61% · Maths 61% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%42nd of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Swindon 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	50%	9%	102	103
2023/24	57%	5%	103	104
2022/23	52%	6%	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

Westlea Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Shaw Ridge Primary School
0.5 km · Swindon

Good2022

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School
0.8 km · Swindon

2026

50%met the SATs standard
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Lift Hazelwood
1.1 km · Swindon

Good2023

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Tregoze Primary School
1.2 km · Swindon

2026

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Brook Field Primary School
1.3 km · Swindon

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Even Swindon Primary School
1.4 km · Swindon

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place
Millbrook Primary School
1.7 km · Swindon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140302 · 866/2209
Trust: Brunel Academies Trust
Capacity: 310 pupils · 289 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Westlea Primary School (URN 126279)
Address: Langstone Way, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BT
Local authority: Swindon

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