Bridlewood Primary School
Chartwell Road, Swindon, SN25 2EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Sammon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lydiard Park Academy
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 149193
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793706830
About this school
Bridlewood Primary School is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bridlewood 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Bridlewood 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 | — | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bridlewood Primary School compares
Bridlewood Primary School ranked 32nd of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.2% | 15.3% | 213 | — |
| Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy | 45% | 5.3% | 21% | 419 | 0.4 miles |
| Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary | — | 3.7% | 6.7% | 184 | 0.5 miles |
| Abbey Meads Community Primary School | 81% | 4.3% | 20.2% | 417 | 0.5 miles |
| Catherine Wayte Primary School | 67% | 3.8% | 10.8% | 339 | 0.6 miles |
| Orchid Vale Primary School | 54% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 355 | 0.6 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
-
Graded inspection report18 November 2025
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.27%
- English as an additional language
- 24.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 9.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Abbey Meads Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Catherine Wayte Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Orchid Vale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Bridlewood Primary School ranks 39th 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
- 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 Bridlewood Primary School teach?
- Bridlewood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridlewood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bridlewood Primary School is Mrs Vicky Sammon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bridlewood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bridlewood 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 Bridlewood Primary School?
- Bridlewood Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bridlewood Primary School full?
- Bridlewood Primary School has capacity for 234 pupils and 213 on roll (91%), 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 Bridlewood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bridlewood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bridlewood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bridlewood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bridlewood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bridlewood 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.
- How have Bridlewood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2023/24 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bridlewood Primary School compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Bridlewood Primary School ranked 32nd of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bridlewood Primary School's absence rate?
- Bridlewood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bridlewood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridlewood 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.