Westrop Primary & Nursery School
Newburgh Place, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cindy Acres
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 495
- Pupils on roll
- 369
- URN
- 126253
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793762897
About this school
Westrop Primary & Nursery School is a community primary school in Swindon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 369 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2022, 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 | 46 | 39 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 67% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 77% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Westrop Primary & 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 | 54% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 375 |
| 2023/24 | 363 |
| 2024/25 | 380 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westrop Primary & Nursery School compares
Westrop Primary & Nursery School ranked 27th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.3% | 20.1% | 369 | — |
| Southfield Junior School | 70% | 3.8% | 13% | 160 | 0.5 miles |
| Eastrop Infant School | — | 4.6% | 10.8% | 135 | 0.5 miles |
| South Marston Church of England Primary School | 60% | 3.8% | 11.5% | 101 | 3.1 miles |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy | 53% | 5% | 19.3% | 140 | 3.2 miles |
| Shrivenham Church of England School | 48% | 5.9% | 20.9% | 245 | 3.3 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)
- 20.13%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 10.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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Southfield Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Eastrop Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
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South Marston Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Shrivenham Church of England School3.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Westrop Primary & Nursery School ranks 32nd 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 Westrop Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Westrop Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Westrop Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Westrop Primary & Nursery School is Mrs Cindy Acres, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westrop Primary & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westrop Primary & 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 Westrop Primary & Nursery School?
- Westrop Primary & Nursery School has 369 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Westrop Primary & Nursery School full?
- Westrop Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 495 pupils and 369 on roll (75%), 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 Westrop Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Westrop Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westrop Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westrop Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westrop Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westrop Primary & Nursery School rank locally?
- Westrop Primary & Nursery School ranked 27th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westrop Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Westrop Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westrop Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westrop Primary & 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 30 June 2026.