Peatmoor Community Primary School
Pepperbox Hill, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GROVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Libby Matthews
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 140289
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793887473
About this school
Peatmoor Community Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Peatmoor Community 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 September 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 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 59% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 86% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 79% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 83% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Peatmoor 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 | 53% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Peatmoor Community Primary School compares
Peatmoor Community Primary School ranked 47th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 5.2% | 18.8% | 192 | — |
| Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy | 58% | 4.5% | 12% | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| Brook Field Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 10.9% | 410 | 0.5 miles |
| Shaw Ridge Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 13.3% | 407 | 1.0 miles |
| St Francis CofE Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 432 | 1.2 miles |
| Westlea Primary School | 50% | 8.7% | 31.6% | 289 | 1.2 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)
- 18.75%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 9.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Brook Field Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Shaw Ridge Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
St Francis CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Westlea Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Peatmoor Community Primary School ranks 57th 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 Peatmoor Community Primary School teach?
- Peatmoor Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Peatmoor Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Peatmoor Community Primary School is Libby Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Peatmoor Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Peatmoor 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 many pupils are at Peatmoor Community Primary School?
- Peatmoor Community Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Peatmoor Community Primary School full?
- Peatmoor Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 Peatmoor Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Peatmoor Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Peatmoor Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Peatmoor Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Peatmoor Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Peatmoor Community Primary School is part of GROVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Peatmoor Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Peatmoor Community Primary School compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Peatmoor Community Primary School ranked 47th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Peatmoor Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Peatmoor Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Peatmoor Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Peatmoor 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 1 July 2026.