OFSTED
15 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Swindon
Trust
THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
418
418 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
203
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
215
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.8 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Swindon
20.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.5 pts
above England
School
20.8%
Swindon
25.2%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Swindon
2.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.4%
269
Indian
12.7%
53
Any other White background
7.7%
32
White and Asian
3.1%
13
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.7%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.9%
75 of
418 pupils
2.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
80.0%
19.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Swindon
68.5%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Writing
21.7 pts above England
School
92.0%
Swindon
70.4%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
Swindon
67.8%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.51 pts
lower than
England
School
3.70%
Swindon
6.16%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.95%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.87 pts
lower than
England
School
5.95%
Swindon
15.33%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.81%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
0.81%
Swindon
1.90%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.5%
11.3 pts
above England
The Croft Primary School
99.5%
Swindon
86.4%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.