Abbey Meads Community Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Swindon·SN25 4GY
Composite score
67.8
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#2,093
National rank
#173
In South West
#5
In Swindon
Top 14%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
81%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
41 first choices, 44 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
99
any preference, for 44 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0720220.9520230.9820240.9420250.932026

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

Every child who put Abbey Meads Community Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
444
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
21.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,446
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Abbey Meads Community Primary School at a glance

Located in Swindon, Abbey Meads Community Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 444 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 81% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Abbey Meads Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 44 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 24.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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