Red Oaks Primary School
Redhouse Way, Swindon, SN25 2AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Eirian Painter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lydiard Park Academy
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 493
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- URN
- 146150
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793493920
About this school
Red Oaks Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 461 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Red Oaks 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 25 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 65 | 60 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 55% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 65% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 75% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Red Oaks 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 | 58% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 470 |
| 2024/25 | 464 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Red Oaks Primary School compares
Red Oaks Primary School ranked 42nd of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 4.6% | 15.8% | 461 | — |
| Oakhurst Community Primary School | 72% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 397 | 0.2 miles |
| Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy | 45% | 5.3% | 21% | 419 | 0.5 miles |
| Orchid Vale Primary School | 54% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 355 | 0.6 miles |
| St Francis CofE Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 432 | 0.7 miles |
| William Morris Primary School | — | 3.4% | 10.2% | 462 | 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)
- 15.78%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 13.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakhurst Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Orchid Vale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
St Francis CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
William Morris Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Red Oaks Primary School ranks 51st 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 Red Oaks Primary School teach?
- Red Oaks Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the head teacher of Red Oaks Primary School?
- The head teacher of Red Oaks Primary School is Mrs Eirian Painter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Red Oaks Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Red Oaks 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 Red Oaks Primary School?
- Red Oaks Primary School has 461 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Red Oaks Primary School full?
- Red Oaks Primary School has capacity for 493 pupils and 461 on roll (94%), 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 Red Oaks Primary School a faith school?
- No. Red Oaks Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Red Oaks Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Red Oaks Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Red Oaks Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Red Oaks Primary School is part of THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Red Oaks Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Red Oaks Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Red Oaks Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Red Oaks Primary School compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Red Oaks Primary School ranked 42nd of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Red Oaks Primary School's absence rate?
- Red Oaks Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Red Oaks Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Red Oaks 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.