Swindon Village Primary School
Church Road, Swindon Village, Cheltenham, GL51 9QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Geraint Mills
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 115744
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242690016
About this school
Swindon Village Primary School is a foundation primary school in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 65% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 12% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 85% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Swindon Village Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 423 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swindon Village Primary School compares
Swindon Village Primary School ranked 55th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.4% | 18.1% | 414 | — |
| Gardners Lane Primary School | 50% | 7.8% | 38.9% | 262 | 0.9 miles |
| Hesters Way Primary School | 57% | 7.5% | 46% | 171 | 1.3 miles |
| Gloucester Road Primary School | 38% | 4.8% | 25.2% | 236 | 1.3 miles |
| Rowanfield Infant School | — | 7.4% | 28.1% | 235 | 1.4 miles |
| Dunalley Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 12.9% | 456 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.05%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 6.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gardners Lane Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Hesters Way Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Gloucester Road Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Rowanfield Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Dunalley Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Swindon Village Primary School ranks 12th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Cheltenham.
- Andoversford Primary School Primary
- Benhall Infant School Primary
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy Primary
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School Primary
- Charlton Kings Infants' School Primary
- Charlton Kings Junior School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coberley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cold Aston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dunalley Primary School Primary
- Gardners Lane Primary School Primary
- Glenfall Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Swindon Village Primary School teach?
- Swindon Village Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Swindon Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Swindon Village Primary School is Mr Geraint Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swindon Village Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swindon Village Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Swindon Village Primary School?
- Swindon Village Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Swindon Village Primary School full?
- Swindon Village Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Swindon Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swindon Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swindon Village Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Swindon Village Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Swindon Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swindon Village Primary School rank locally?
- Swindon Village Primary School ranked 55th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swindon Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Swindon Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swindon Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swindon Village Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.