Badbury Park Primary School
Rainscombe Road, Coate, Swindon, SN3 6ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Dance
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Blue Kite Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- URN
- 147065
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793299101
About this school
Badbury Park Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 397 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Badbury Park 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Badbury Park 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 266 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Badbury Park Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 12.2% | 397 | — |
| Liden Academy | 61% | 5.5% | 27.7% | 395 | 0.7 miles |
| Oaktree Nursery and Primary School | 36% | 7% | 46.3% | 372 | 1.0 miles |
| Lawn Primary and Nursery School | 65% | 4.9% | 20.2% | 468 | 1.1 miles |
| Eldene Nursery and Primary School | 37% | 5.1% | 34.3% | 327 | 1.1 miles |
| Goddard Park Community Primary School | 59% | 5.5% | 53.4% | 518 | 1.4 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)
- 12.15%
- English as an additional language
- 46.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 7.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Liden Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Oaktree Nursery and Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Lawn Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Eldene Nursery and Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Swindon
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Goddard Park Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Ashton Keynes Church of England 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 Badbury Park Primary School teach?
- Badbury Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Badbury Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Badbury Park Primary School is Mrs Louise Dance, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Badbury Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Badbury Park 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 Badbury Park Primary School?
- Badbury Park Primary School has 397 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Badbury Park Primary School full?
- Badbury Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 397 on roll (95%), 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 Badbury Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Badbury Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Badbury Park Primary School a selective school?
- No. Badbury Park Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Badbury Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Badbury Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Badbury Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Badbury Park 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.
- What is Badbury Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Badbury Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Badbury Park Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Badbury Park Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.