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Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery

Community school · Swindon · SN3 1EA

Ages 3–11 · 347 pupils · Swindon

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-05-17

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
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)

Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.2%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
336

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
70
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill79%

347 pupils · 440 places

Pupils on roll
347
Boys / girls
184 / 163
School capacity
440
Capacity fill
347 / 440 (79%)
Free school meals
26.5%
FSM pupils
86
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

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 Alyssia Mepstead

Location

Address
Southview Avenue, Old Walcot
Postcode
SN3 1EA
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 3–11, in Swindon, Swindon, 347 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 26.5%.

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.

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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

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    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Mountford Manor Primary School

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM46.5%
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  • Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

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  • Lethbridge Primary School

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    • FSM7.8%
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  • Goddard Park Community Primary School

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    • FSM55.0%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alyssia Mepstead
Telephone
01793529106
Website
www.lainesmeadprimaryschool.org.uk

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