Wroughton Infant School
Wharf Road, Wroughton, Swindon, SN4 9LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GROVE LEARNING TRUST
- Head of School
- Miss Melanie James
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 148884
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793812340
About this school
Wroughton Infant School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 191 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Wroughton Infant School (URN 126237).
Trends over time
How Wroughton Infant 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 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wroughton Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 14.7% | 191 | — |
| Wroughton Junior School | 65% | 4.3% | 24.4% | 304 | 0.6 miles |
| Lift East Wichel | — | — | — | — | 1.4 miles |
| Kingfisher CE Academy | — | 4.5% | 32.5% | 148 | 1.6 miles |
| The Croft Primary School | 80% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 418 | 1.8 miles |
| Lethbridge Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 8.4% | 472 | 2.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report19 March 2025
- 2 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.67%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 11.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wroughton Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Lift East Wichel1.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Kingfisher CE Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
The Croft Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Lethbridge Primary School2.0 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
- 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 year groups does Wroughton Infant School teach?
- Wroughton Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the head of school of Wroughton Infant School?
- The head of school of Wroughton Infant School is Miss Melanie James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wroughton Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wroughton Infant 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 big is Wroughton Infant School?
- Wroughton Infant School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Wroughton Infant School full?
- Wroughton Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 191 on roll (71%), 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 Wroughton Infant School a faith school?
- No. Wroughton Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wroughton Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wroughton Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wroughton Infant School?
- Wroughton Infant 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.
- What is Wroughton Infant School's absence rate?
- Wroughton Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wroughton Infant 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 Wroughton Infant 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.