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East Wichel Primary School & Nursery

Community school · SWINDON · SN1 7AG

Ages 2–11 · 479 pupils · Swindon

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
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 absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
378

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

48

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

48

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill114%

479 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
479
Boys / girls
261 / 218
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
479 / 420 (114%)
Free school meals
10.9%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Paula Phillips

Location

Address
Staldon Road, East Wichel, East Wichel Community Primary School, Staldon Road
Postcode
SN1 7AG
Town
SWINDON
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Swindon
District
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in SWINDON, Swindon, 479 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 10.9%.

Open schools in SWINDON
107
Primary schools in SWINDON
77
Academies among open schools in SWINDON
68% (73)
Open schools in SN1
10
Primary in SN1
7
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 SN1

  • Lift East Wichel

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    SWINDON · SN1 7AG · Swindon

    Ages 2–11

    0.0 miles away

  • The Croft Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Swindon · SN3 1RA · Swindon

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM5.0%
    • Demand1.08

    0.7 miles away

  • Lethbridge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN1 4BY · Swindon

    Ages 4–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Wroughton Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN4 9DL · Swindon

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM27.3%

    0.8 miles away

  • Kingfisher CE Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Free schools · Primary

    Swindon · SN1 7DA · Swindon

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM18.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Robert Le Kyng Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN1 5HS · Swindon

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM16.1%
    • Demand0.98

    1.0 miles away

  • Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swindon · SN1 2LU · Swindon

    Ages 4–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM14.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Paula Phillips
Website
www.eastwichel.swindon.sch.uk/

Official links