Bishopstone Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.085 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Bishopstone Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bishopstone Church of England Primary 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 | 5.085 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 5.085 miles away, the 5th longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance (middle 1.86 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 8 first-choice applications for 9 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 8 of the 18 applications (44%) came from families living outside Swindon, and 3 offers went to them.
- There are 35 pupils on roll (January 2026 school census) and 10.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 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
- Bishopstone, Bishopstone CE Primary, Swindon, SN6 8PW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 35 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils are proud to be part of a close-knit school.”
- “The school has a nurturing culture.”
- “Pupils attend well because they enjoy school.”
To improve
- “The school has made a positive start, but an ambitious curriculum is not yet securely in place.”
- “As a result, the quality of education that pupils receive is not yet good.”
- “However, in many subjects, this is in its infancy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 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.
- Wanborough Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Liden Academy 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Eldene Nursery and Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Covingham Park Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Badbury Park Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Nythe Primary School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published