Goddard Park Community Primary School
Welcombe Avenue, Park North, Swindon, SN3 2QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GODDARD PARK COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Welsh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 672
- Pupils on roll
- 518
- URN
- 136293
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793342342
About this school
Goddard Park Community Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 518 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 19 July 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 | 89 | 80 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 54% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 65% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 68% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 70% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Goddard Park Community 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 | 46% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 552 |
| 2023/24 | 549 |
| 2024/25 | 523 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goddard Park Community Primary School compares
Goddard Park Community Primary School ranked 34th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.5% | 53.4% | 518 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.1% | 22.6% | 312 | 0.3 miles |
| Oaktree Nursery and Primary School | 36% | 7% | 46.3% | 372 | 0.5 miles |
| Eldene Nursery and Primary School | 37% | 5.1% | 34.3% | 327 | 0.5 miles |
| Nythe Primary School | 38% | 5.5% | 22.2% | 164 | 0.5 miles |
| Mountford Manor Primary School | 67% | 6% | 47.7% | 204 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.41%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 15.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Oaktree Nursery and Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Eldene Nursery and Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
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Nythe Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Mountford Manor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Goddard Park Community Primary School ranks 41st 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 Goddard Park Community Primary School teach?
- Goddard Park Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Goddard Park Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Goddard Park Community Primary School is Mr Mike Welsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Goddard Park Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goddard Park Community Primary 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 Goddard Park Community Primary School?
- Goddard Park Community Primary School has 518 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Goddard Park Community Primary School full?
- Goddard Park Community Primary School has capacity for 672 pupils and 518 on roll (77%), 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 Goddard Park Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Goddard Park Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Goddard Park Community Primary School a selective school?
- No. Goddard Park Community Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Goddard Park Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Goddard Park Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Goddard Park Community Primary School?
- Goddard Park Community Primary School is part of GODDARD PARK COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Goddard Park Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goddard Park Community Primary School rank locally?
- Goddard Park Community Primary School ranked 34th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goddard Park Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Goddard Park Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goddard Park Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goddard Park Community 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 7 July 2026.