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Covingham Park Primary School

Community school · Swindon · SN3 5BD

Ages 5–11 · 360 pupils · Swindon

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)54%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.1%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
321

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill86%

360 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
360
Boys / girls
194 / 166
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
360 / 420 (86%)
Free school meals
17.5%
FSM pupils
63
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Polley / Jo Crabbe

Location

Address
The Harriers, Covingham Park
Postcode
SN3 5BD
Town
Swindon
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Swindon
District
Swindon
Constituency
North Swindon
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Swindon, Swindon, 360 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.5%.

Open schools in Swindon
107
Primary schools in Swindon
77
Academies among open schools in Swindon
68% (73)
Open schools in SN3
24
Primary in SN3
18
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 SN3

  • Covingham Park Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 5BD · Swindon

    Ages 5–11

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM17.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.0 miles away

  • Nythe Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 3RR · Swindon

    Ages 2–11

    • KS234%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM18.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Colebrook Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 4AS · Swindon

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM15.1%

    0.4 miles away

  • Colebrook Infant Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 4AS · Swindon

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM3.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 2PT · Swindon

    Ages 2–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM19.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Goddard Park Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 2QN · Swindon

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM55.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Eldene Nursery and Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 3TQ · Swindon

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM31.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Mountford Manor Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 3EZ · Swindon

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM46.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Polley / Jo Crabbe

Official links