Covingham Park Primary School
The Harriers, Covingham Park, Swindon, SN3 5BD
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by Covingham Park Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Caroline Polley / Jo Crabbe
- Constituency
- North Swindon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 135206
- Local authority
- Swindon
About this school
Covingham Park Primary School was a community primary school in Swindon. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Covingham Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - |
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 Covingham Park 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 | 55% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Covingham Park Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 60% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 18.3% | 360 | — |
| Covingham Park Primary School | 51% | 4.9% | 17.4% | 361 | 0.0 miles |
| Nythe Primary School | 38% | 5.5% | 22.2% | 164 | 0.3 miles |
| Colebrook Junior School | 44% | 4.2% | 22% | 199 | 0.4 miles |
| Colebrook Infant Academy | — | 5.3% | 9.4% | 130 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.1% | 22.6% | 312 | 0.5 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.3%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Covingham Park Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Nythe Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Colebrook Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Colebrook Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.5 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 ages does Covingham Park Primary School teach?
- Covingham Park Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Swindon.
- Has Covingham Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Covingham Park 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 many pupils are at Covingham Park Primary School?
- Covingham Park Primary School had 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have Covingham Park Primary 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 54% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Covingham Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Covingham Park 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 31 October 2023.