OFSTED
20 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Christian
Local authority
Swindon
Trust
THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
148
148 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
63
42.6% of pupils
Male pupils
85
57.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.6 pts
below England
School
18.2%
Swindon
20.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
28.3 pts
above England
School
48.6%
Swindon
25.2%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Swindon
2.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
40.5%
60
Indian
12.2%
18
Any other White background
11.5%
17
African
8.8%
13
Any other Asian background
7.4%
11
Any other Mixed background
6.1%
9
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
30.4%
45 of
148 pupils
9.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.74 pts
lower than
England
School
4.47%
Swindon
6.16%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.51 pts
lower than
England
School
9.30%
Swindon
15.33%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.16%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.64 pts
lower than
England
School
1.16%
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
33.3%
54.9 pts
below England
Kingfisher CE Academy
33.3%
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.