Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School

Voluntary aided school·Infant school Swindon·SN5 8LW

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

24 first choices, 28 places

First choices per place

0.86

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 28 places

Last place offered lived

1.43 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 2301 m

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.14

00.511.5

1 per place

0.9720220.9120230.9620241.0020250.862026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 152
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

8.1%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

33.6%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

9.9%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

0.7%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.3%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

19.2%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

16.7

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£7,741

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School Swindon · 0.0 mi 40.7 Lift Hazelwood Swindon · 0.4 mi 63.7 Westlea Primary School Swindon · 0.5 mi 43.0 Tregoze Primary School Swindon · 0.5 mi 73.8 Millbrook Primary School Swindon · 0.6 mi 45.5 Shaw Ridge Primary School Swindon · 0.7 mi 63.0 Brook Field Primary School Swindon · 1.0 mi 53.7 Even Swindon Primary School Swindon · 1.2 mi 31.8

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School

Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Swindon, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 152 pupils aged 3 to 7 attend the school.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School their first choice was offered one of its 28 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.43 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 16.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School 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.