Academy converter · Swindon

Ferndale Primary School & Nursery

2–11Ages
413Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142546URN

Wiltshire Avenue, Wiltshire Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

83 applications for 41 places · 31st of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

10 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 January 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Ferndale Primary School & Nursery, URN 135522

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Swindon median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

83 applications · 41 places offered · 40 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 2.8; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 2.7; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 1.6; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Swindon median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Swindon median median 2.0
2018 2.8; Swindon median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Swindon median median 2.0
2016 2.0; Swindon median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Swindon median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Swindon median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Swindon median

Dashed bars: as Ferndale Primary School & Nursery (URN 135522), the previous school.

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	41	83	2.0	40	0.98
Sep 2025	40	111	2.8	39	0.98
Sep 2024	44	119	2.7	43	0.98
Sep 2023	52	85	1.6	51	0.98
Sep 2022	44	82	1.9	44	1.00
Sep 2021	60	96	1.6	63	1.05
Sep 2020	60	109	1.8	62	1.03
Sep 2019	51	101	2.0	48	0.94
Sep 2018	59	163	2.8	79	1.34
Sep 2017	58	123	2.1	52	0.90
Sep 2016 *	75	146	2.0	65	0.87
Sep 2015 *	60	132	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2014 *	59	134	2.3	65	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%20th of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Swindon 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	68%	7%	104	104
2023/24	75%	20%	110	106
2022/23	74%	19%	106	107

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

Ferndale Primary School & NurseryThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2024

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

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place
Gorse Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Swindon

Good2022

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Rodbourne Cheney Primary School
1.4 km · Swindon

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Moredon Primary School
1.5 km · Swindon

Good2022

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Robert Le Kyng Primary School
1.7 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Greenmeadow Primary School
1.7 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Swindon

Good2022

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142546 · 866/3466
Trust: The Blue Kite Academy Trust
Capacity: 500 pupils · 413 on roll
Free school meals: 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2016
Replaced: Ferndale Primary School & Nursery (URN 135522)
Address: Wiltshire Avenue, Wiltshire Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1NX
Local authority: Swindon

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