Wootton Bassett Infants' School
High Street, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 7BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Pass
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 126235
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793852254
About this school
Wootton Bassett Infants' School is a community primary school in Swindon. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 86 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Wootton Bassett Infants' 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 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wootton Bassett Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 9.8% | 86 | — |
| Noremarsh Junior School | 54% | 4.2% | 14.8% | 169 | 0.4 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Primary Academy | 66% | 4.1% | 18.4% | 398 | 0.5 miles |
| Longleaze Primary School | 68% | 5% | 17.3% | 248 | 0.7 miles |
| Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School | 67% | 5% | 7.9% | 140 | 2.7 miles |
| Broad Town Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 12.7% | 44 | 2.9 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)
- 9.78%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 9.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Noremarsh Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
St Bartholomew's Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Royal Wootton Bassett
-
Longleaze Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Broad Town Church of England Primary School2.9 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 Wootton Bassett Infants' School teach?
- Wootton Bassett Infants' School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Wootton Bassett Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Wootton Bassett Infants' School is Mrs Alison Pass, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wootton Bassett Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wootton Bassett Infants' 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 Wootton Bassett Infants' School?
- Wootton Bassett Infants' School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Wootton Bassett Infants' School full?
- Wootton Bassett Infants' School has capacity for 90 pupils and 86 on roll (96%), 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 Wootton Bassett Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Wootton Bassett Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wootton Bassett Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wootton Bassett Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Wootton Bassett Infants' School's absence rate?
- Wootton Bassett Infants' School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wootton Bassett Infants' 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 Wootton Bassett Infants' 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 30 June 2026.