Academy converter · Swindon

South Marston Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
101Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143494URN

Old Vicarage Lane, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4SH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.5 above Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

58 applications for 16 places · 3rd of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

Inspection history

21 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
21 February 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as South Marston Church of England Primary School, URN 126358

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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Swindon median (2.2) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

58 applications · 16 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 2.2; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 2.8; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 2.3; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Swindon median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Swindon median median 2.0
2018 2.6; Swindon median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Swindon median median 2.0
2016 3.0; Swindon median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Swindon median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Swindon median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Swindon median

Dashed bars: as South Marston Church of England Primary School (URN 126358), 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	16	58	3.6	22	1.38
Sep 2025	12	26	2.2	12	1.00
Sep 2024	8	22	2.8	8	1.00
Sep 2023	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2022	16	24	1.5	15	0.94
Sep 2021	15	34	2.3	14	0.93
Sep 2020	13	28	2.2	12	0.92
Sep 2019	15	27	1.8	18	1.20
Sep 2018	16	42	2.6	16	1.00
Sep 2017	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2016 *	16	48	3.0	21	1.31
Sep 2015 *	19	52	2.7	21	1.11
Sep 2014 *	13	41	3.2	13	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 67% · Maths 60% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%31st of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	60%	0%	101	100
2023/24	55%	0%	103	100
2022/23	45%	0%	103	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

South Marston Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Grange Infants' School
2.0 km · Swindon

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Grange Junior School
2.1 km · Swindon

Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
Colebrook Junior School
2.5 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

44%met the SATs standard
Colebrook Infant Academy
2.5 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place
Ruskin Junior School
2.5 km · Swindon

Good2022

56%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon
2.7 km · Swindon

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Covingham Park Primary School
2.8 km · Swindon

Remains Good2020

2.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Nythe Primary School
3.0 km · Swindon

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143494 · 866/3165
Trust: The Blue Kite Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 101 on roll
Free school meals: 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: South Marston Church of England Primary School (URN 126358)
Address: Old Vicarage Lane, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4SH
Local authority: Swindon

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