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Oaktree Nursery and Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Swindon

Priory Road, Swindon, SN3 2HA

Website 01793521903

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.0%

23.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

372

Capacity used

Has space

84%

444 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

34 of 34 families who put it first got an offer

34

Places offered

52

Total applications

1.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3434● 100%
2nd preference110● 0%
3rd preference70● 0%
Total523465%

1st preference success by year

100%
2024
100%
2025

Swindon lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Ben John
Address
Priory Road, Park South, Swindon, SN3 2HA
Phone
01793521903
Local authority
Swindon
Ward / constituency
Parks · Swindon South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
150191

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals48%——
English as additional language37%——
SEN support27%——
54% boys (202)46% girls (170)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST

372 pupils · 444 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 309 pupils

Attendance

93.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

23.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

24%
23/24
24%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard36%
-26% vs England
Higher standard4%
-4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard50%
-25% vs England
Higher standard6%
-27% vs England
Average score100
-6 vs England

Writing

Expected standard60%
-12% vs England
Greater depth6%
-7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard52%
-22% vs England
Higher standard8%
-18% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard58%
-15% vs England
Higher standard12%
-18% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard64%
-18% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)36%61%
Higher standard4%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Swindon council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.