Beechcroft Infant School
Beechcroft Road, Upper Stratton, Swindon, SN2 7QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo-Anne Rutt
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 126210
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793823278
About this school
Beechcroft Infant School is a community primary school in Swindon. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 219 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2024, 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.
Trends over time
How Beechcroft Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechcroft Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.7% | 24.3% | 219 | — |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon | 68% | 4.8% | 11.3% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| Ruskin Junior School | 56% | 5.8% | 36.1% | 333 | 0.5 miles |
| Seven Fields Primary School | 38% | 6.3% | 73% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| Grange Infants' School | — | 4.8% | 12.5% | 174 | 0.9 miles |
| Gorse Hill Primary School | 74% | 5.1% | 17.3% | 441 | 1.0 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)
- 24.32%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.69%
- Persistent absence
- 17.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Ruskin Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Seven Fields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Grange Infants' School0.9 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Gorse Hill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Badbury Park Primary School Primary
- Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bridlewood Primary School Primary
- Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Field Primary School Primary
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primary
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Colebrook Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beechcroft Infant School teach?
- Beechcroft Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechcroft Infant School?
- The headteacher of Beechcroft Infant School is Mrs Jo-Anne Rutt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beechcroft Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechcroft Infant 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 Beechcroft Infant School?
- Beechcroft Infant School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Beechcroft Infant School full?
- Beechcroft Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 219 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beechcroft Infant School a faith school?
- No. Beechcroft Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beechcroft Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beechcroft Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Beechcroft Infant School's absence rate?
- Beechcroft Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Beechcroft Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Beechcroft Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 8 July 2026.