St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

About St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton is a primary school in Swindon, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 343 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 38 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 22.9 pupils per teacher. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.