Wanborough Primary School
The Beanlands, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0EJ
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Wanborough Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Drury
- Constituency
- South Swindon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 126231
- Local authority
- Swindon
About this school
Wanborough Primary School was a community primary school in Swindon. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Wanborough Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - |
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 Wanborough 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 | Swindon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wanborough Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.5% | 5.8% | 208 | — |
| Wanborough Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 201 | 0.0 miles |
| Liden Academy | 61% | 5.5% | 27.7% | 395 | 1.3 miles |
| Eldene Nursery and Primary School | 37% | 5.1% | 34.3% | 327 | 1.7 miles |
| Badbury Park Primary School | — | 3.8% | 12.2% | 397 | 1.8 miles |
| Covingham Park Primary School | 51% | 4.9% | 17.4% | 361 | 2.0 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.8%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.5%
- Persistent absence
- 3.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wanborough Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Liden Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Eldene Nursery and Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Badbury Park Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Covingham Park Primary School2.0 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
- 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 Wanborough Primary School teach?
- Wanborough Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Swindon.
- Has Wanborough Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wanborough Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Wanborough Primary School?
- Wanborough Primary School had 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Wanborough Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wanborough Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wanborough 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 10 July 2024.