Lawn Primary and Nursery School
Cleeve Lawn, Swindon, SN3 1LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsay Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 468
- URN
- 126240
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793522626
About this school
Lawn Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Swindon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 468 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 22 February 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 | 62 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 49% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 62% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 63% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 68% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Lawn Primary and Nursery 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 | 55% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 482 |
| 2023/24 | 503 |
| 2024/25 | 489 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lawn Primary and Nursery School compares
Lawn Primary and Nursery School ranked 25th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.9% | 20.2% | 468 | — |
| The Croft Primary School | 80% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 418 | 0.6 miles |
| Oaktree Nursery and Primary School | 36% | 7% | 46.3% | 372 | 0.8 miles |
| Lethbridge Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 8.4% | 472 | 0.8 miles |
| Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery | 35% | 6.3% | 26.2% | 347 | 0.9 miles |
| King William Street Church of England Primary School | 52% | 4.3% | 14.4% | 198 | 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)
- 20.24%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 13.35%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Croft Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Oaktree Nursery and Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Lethbridge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
King William Street Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Lawn Primary and Nursery School ranks 29th 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 Lawn Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Lawn Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Lawn Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Lawn Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Lindsay Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lawn Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lawn Primary and Nursery 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 Lawn Primary and Nursery School?
- Lawn Primary and Nursery School has 468 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lawn Primary and Nursery School full?
- Lawn Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 468 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Lawn Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Lawn Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lawn Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lawn Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lawn Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lawn Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Lawn Primary and Nursery School ranked 25th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lawn Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Lawn Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lawn Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lawn Primary and Nursery 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 8 July 2026.