Haydonleigh Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Swindon·SN25 1JP
Composite score
58.5
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#4,395
National rank
#400
In South West
#14
In Swindon
Top 30%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
95%
62 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.03
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
150
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
1.49 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2398 m
Applications from another council area
1%

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
4–11
Pupils on roll
555
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
12.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,551
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Haydonleigh Primary School

Haydonleigh Primary School is a primary school in Swindon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 555 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 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 in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 95% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (62 first choices for 60 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.49 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. There are about 20.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Haydonleigh Primary 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.

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