Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School
Beaumaris Road, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Smith
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bristol
- Federation
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Schools
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 239
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 126440
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793870471
About this school
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Swindon. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 48 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 40% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 73% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 65% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 73% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior 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 | 40% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School compares
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School ranked 44th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 | 50% | 4.8% | 23% | 190 | — |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.7% | 8.1% | 136 | 0.0 miles |
| Lift Hazelwood | 80% | 3.5% | 32.4% | 252 | 0.4 miles |
| Westlea Primary School | 50% | 8.7% | 31.6% | 289 | 0.5 miles |
| Millbrook Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 19.3% | 373 | 0.5 miles |
| Tregoze Primary School | 83% | 3.5% | 14.2% | 206 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.04%
- English as an additional language
- 31.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 11.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
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Lift Hazelwood0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
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Westlea Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
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Millbrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Tregoze Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School ranks 53rd 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 ages does Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School teach?
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School is Mrs Clare Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior 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 many pupils are at Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School?
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School full?
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School has capacity for 239 pupils and 190 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 Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bristol.
- Does Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School is part of the Oliver Tomkins Church of England Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior 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 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School ranked 44th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School's absence rate?
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior 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.