Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary
Diamond Crescent, Abbey Farm, Swindon, SN25 2SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EDUCATE TOGETHER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Lindsay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Educate Together Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 149038
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793251109
About this school
Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 102 |
| 2024/25 | 143 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary compares
Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.7% | 6.7% | 184 | — |
| Bridlewood Primary School | 60% | 4.2% | 15.3% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| William Morris Primary School | — | 3.4% | 10.2% | 462 | 0.7 miles |
| Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy | 45% | 5.3% | 21% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
| Abbey Meads Community Primary School | 81% | 4.3% | 20.2% | 417 | 0.8 miles |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy | 53% | 5% | 19.3% | 140 | 0.9 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)
- 6.67%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 1.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bridlewood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
William Morris Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Abbey Meads Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
- 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
- Colebrook Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary teach?
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary?
- The headteacher of Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary is Miss Emma Lindsay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary, 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 Farm Educate Together Primary?
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary full?
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary has capacity for 460 pupils and 184 on roll (40%), 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 Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary a faith school?
- No. Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary has no designated religious character.
- Is Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary a selective school?
- No. Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary as having nursery classes.
- Is Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary part of an academy trust?
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary is part of EDUCATE TOGETHER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary's absence rate?
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary. 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.