Abbey Meads Community Primary School
Hugo Drive, Abbey Meads, Swindon, SN25 4GY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michaela Cunningham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Blue Kite Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 146073
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793723239
About this school
Abbey Meads Community Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbey Meads 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 94 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 78% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 81% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Abbey Meads 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 | 70% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 491 |
| 2023/24 | 458 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbey Meads Community Primary School compares
Abbey Meads Community Primary School ranked 3rd of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.3% | 20.2% | 417 | — |
| Catherine Wayte Primary School | 67% | 3.8% | 10.8% | 339 | 0.5 miles |
| Bridlewood Primary School | 60% | 4.2% | 15.3% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| Seven Fields Primary School | 38% | 6.3% | 73% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary | — | 3.7% | 6.7% | 184 | 0.8 miles |
| Greenmeadow Primary School | 68% | 3.4% | 27.7% | 193 | 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)
- 20.2%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Catherine Wayte Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Bridlewood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Seven Fields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Greenmeadow Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Abbey Meads Community Primary School ranks 5th of the 64 ranked primary schools in Swindon.
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary 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
- Colebrook Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbey Meads Community Primary School teach?
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbey Meads Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Abbey Meads Community Primary School is Mrs Michaela Cunningham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbey Meads Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbey Meads 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 Abbey Meads Community Primary School?
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Abbey Meads Community Primary School full?
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 417 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbey Meads Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Abbey Meads Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbey Meads Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Abbey Meads Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Abbey Meads Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School is part of THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Abbey Meads Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbey Meads Community Primary School compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School ranked 3rd of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbey Meads Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbey Meads Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey Meads 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 10 July 2026.