Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery
Southview Avenue, Old Walcot, Swindon, SN3 1EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alyssia Mepstead
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 440
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 126228
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793529106
About this school
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Swindon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 347 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 52 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 44% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 58% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 62% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 63% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Swindon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 383 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery compares
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery ranked 54th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 6.3% | 26.2% | 347 | — |
| Drove Primary School | 71% | 6% | 15.2% | 706 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5.2% | 11.3% | 371 | 0.3 miles |
| Mountford Manor Primary School | 67% | 6% | 47.7% | 204 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary School | 80% | 3.8% | 13.2% | 381 | 0.5 miles |
| King William Street Church of England Primary School | 52% | 4.3% | 14.4% | 198 | 0.6 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)
- 26.16%
- English as an additional language
- 33.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 18.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Drove Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Mountford Manor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
King William Street Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery ranks 64th of the 64 ranked primary 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
- Beechcroft Infant 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Alyssia Mepstead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery, 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 Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery?
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery full?
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 440 pupils and 347 on roll (79%), 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 Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery ranked 54th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery'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.