Seven Fields Primary School
Leigh Road, Penhill, Swindon, SN2 5DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Gillian Young
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- River Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 336
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 138005
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793723833
About this school
Seven Fields Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seven Fields Primary 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 38 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 26% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 47% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 42% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 37% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Seven Fields 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 | 39% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 26% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 285 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seven Fields Primary School compares
Seven Fields Primary School ranked 51st of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.3% | 73% | 235 | — |
| Greenmeadow Primary School | 68% | 3.4% | 27.7% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Beechcroft Infant School | — | 6.7% | 24.3% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Abbey Meads Community Primary School | 81% | 4.3% | 20.2% | 417 | 0.7 miles |
| Catherine Wayte Primary School | 67% | 3.8% | 10.8% | 339 | 0.8 miles |
| Rodbourne Cheney Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 23.9% | 249 | 0.8 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)
- 73.02%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.34%
- Persistent absence
- 16.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenmeadow Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Beechcroft Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
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Abbey Meads Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Catherine Wayte Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Rodbourne Cheney Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Seven Fields Primary School ranks 61st 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 Seven Fields Primary School teach?
- Seven Fields Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the head teacher of Seven Fields Primary School?
- The head teacher of Seven Fields Primary School is Mrs Gillian Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seven Fields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seven Fields 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 many pupils are at Seven Fields Primary School?
- Seven Fields Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Seven Fields Primary School full?
- Seven Fields Primary School has capacity for 336 pupils and 235 on roll (70%), 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 Seven Fields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seven Fields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seven Fields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seven Fields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Seven Fields Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Seven Fields Primary School is part of RIVER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Seven Fields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seven Fields Primary School compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Seven Fields Primary School ranked 51st of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seven Fields Primary School's absence rate?
- Seven Fields Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seven Fields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seven Fields 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 1 July 2026.