Academy sponsor led · Swindon

Orchid Vale Primary School

3–11Ages
355Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147513URN

Torun Way, Haydon End, Swindon, SN25 1UG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Swindon median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Swindon

70 applications for 32 places · 26th of 54 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%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 · 12 September 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

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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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

70 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.2; Swindon median median 2.2
2025 2.5; Swindon median median 2.2
2024 2.7; Swindon median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Swindon median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Swindon median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Swindon median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Swindon median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 3.1; Swindon median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 3.2; Swindon median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 3.8; Swindon median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Swindon median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 3.7; Swindon median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Swindon median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Swindon median in 6 of 6 years.

This school
Swindon median

Dashed bars: as Orchid Vale Primary School (URN 131378), 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	32	70	2.2	32	1.00
Sep 2025	26	64	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2024	36	98	2.7	36	1.00
Sep 2023	39	78	2.0	39	1.00
Sep 2022	41	88	2.2	38	0.93
Sep 2021	37	79	2.1	36	0.97
Sep 2020 *	58	142	2.5	52	0.90
Sep 2019 *	60	187	3.1	72	1.20
Sep 2018 *	60	191	3.2	66	1.10
Sep 2017 *	60	225	3.8	82	1.37
Sep 2016 *	60	176	2.9	56	0.93
Sep 2015 *	60	224	3.7	76	1.27
Sep 2014 *	60	198	3.3	71	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 71% · Maths 67% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%36th of 52 in Swindon

Swindon 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Swindon 75% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Swindon 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Swindon 76% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Swindon 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Swindon 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	54%	5%	104	103
2023/24	67%	11%	106	104
2022/23	50%	7%	104	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

Orchid Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Francis CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Swindon

Good2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy
0.7 km · Swindon

Good2024

3.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Bridlewood Primary School
1.0 km · Swindon

2025

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Red Oaks Primary School
1.0 km · Swindon

Remains Good · improving2024

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

Outstanding2024

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Catherine Wayte Primary School
1.1 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Oakhurst Community Primary School
1.2 km · Swindon

2026

1.9applications per place 72%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147513 · 866/2024
Trust: The Park Academies Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 355 on roll
Free school meals: 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2020
Replaced: Orchid Vale Primary School (URN 131378)
Address: Torun Way, Haydon End, Swindon, SN25 1UG
Local authority: Swindon

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