OFSTED
22 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Swindon
Trust
THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
462
448 full-time ·
14 part-time
Female pupils
234
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
228
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.6 pts
below England
School
10.2%
Swindon
20.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.6 pts
below England
School
14.7%
Swindon
25.2%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Swindon
2.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.0%
319
Any other White background
8.0%
37
Any other Asian background
5.0%
23
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
22
Unclassified
3.5%
16
White and Asian
2.2%
10
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
14.3%
66 of
462 pupils
6.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.79 pts
lower than
England
School
3.43%
Swindon
6.16%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.23%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.59 pts
lower than
England
School
5.23%
Swindon
15.33%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
110.0%
21.8 pts
above England
William Morris Primary School
110.0%
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.