Lawn Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.613 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Lawn Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 February 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Lawn Primary and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.613 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 4.613 miles from the school, the 6th longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 26 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Swindon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cleeve Lawn, Swindon, SN3 1LE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 468 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 February 2023
Strengths
- “Lawn Primary and Nursery is a vibrant and welcoming school where pupils flourish.”
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this harmonious community.”
- “They feel happy, safe and well cared for.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of foundation subjects, leaders’ work to identify the essential knowledge pupils need to learn is not yet fully developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Swindon.
- The Croft Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oaktree Nursery and Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lethbridge Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- King William Street Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Badbury Park Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Goddard Park Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published