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Bishopstone Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Swindon · SN6 8PW

Ages 4–11 · 35 pupils · Swindon

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

5.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-23

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.8%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.6%
Enrolments in measure
39

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill71%

35 pupils · 49 places

Pupils on roll
35
Boys / girls
22 / 13
School capacity
49
Capacity fill
35 / 49 (71%)
Free school meals
22.9%
FSM pupils
8
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Bristol
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Headteacher Robin Smith

Location

Address
Bishopstone, Bishopstone CE Primary
Postcode
SN6 8PW
Town
Swindon
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Swindon
District
Swindon
Constituency
East Wiltshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Swindon, Swindon, 35 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bristol.

Open schools in Swindon
107
Primary schools in Swindon
77
Academies among open schools in Swindon
68% (73)
Open schools in SN6
15
Primary in SN6
9
Open schools in Swindon LA
92
Primary in Swindon LA
66

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SwindonNear SN6

Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Robin Smith
Telephone
01793790521
Website
www.bishopstone.swindon.sch.uk/

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