Nythe Primary School
Nyland Road, Nythe, Swindon, SN3 3RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Gudrun Osborn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Excalibur Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 147511
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793524024
About this school
Nythe Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 164 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nythe 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 34% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 62% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 38% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 62% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Nythe 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 | 40% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nythe Primary School compares
Nythe Primary School ranked 50th 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 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.5% | 22.2% | 164 | — |
| Covingham Park Primary School | 51% | 4.9% | 17.4% | 361 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.1% | 22.6% | 312 | 0.3 miles |
| Colebrook Junior School | 44% | 4.2% | 22% | 199 | 0.4 miles |
| Colebrook Infant Academy | — | 5.3% | 9.4% | 130 | 0.4 miles |
| Goddard Park Community Primary School | 59% | 5.5% | 53.4% | 518 | 0.5 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)
- 22.22%
- English as an additional language
- 23.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 14.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Covingham Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Colebrook Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Colebrook Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Goddard Park Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Nythe Primary School ranks 60th 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 Nythe Primary School teach?
- Nythe Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the head teacher of Nythe Primary School?
- The head teacher of Nythe Primary School is Mrs Gudrun Osborn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nythe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nythe 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 Nythe Primary School?
- Nythe Primary School has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Nythe Primary School full?
- Nythe Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 164 on roll (78%), 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 Nythe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nythe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nythe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Nythe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Nythe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Nythe Primary School is part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nythe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% 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 Nythe Primary School compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Nythe Primary School ranked 50th 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 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nythe Primary School's absence rate?
- Nythe Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nythe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nythe 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.