St Sampson's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Swindon, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.983 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St Sampson's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Swindon, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Sampson's 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 | 6.983 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 6.983 miles away, the 35th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 21 first-choice applications for 22 offers; 20 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 3 of the 29 applications (10%) came from families living outside Wiltshire, and 0 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bath Road, Cricklade, Swindon, SN6 6AX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 282 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at St Sampson’s.”
- “Their improving attendance is due to the way in which the school cultivates a strong sense of belonging.”
- “Pupils are fully included in all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “Although this is so, there are times when disadvantaged pupils do not attain as well as they could.”
- “However, on some occasions, teachers do not identify and address misconceptions, particularly in pupils' written work.”
- “This means that some pupils make repeated errors in their handwriting and letter formation.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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) | 60% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 20 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 Wiltshire.
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Minety Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Longleaze Primary School 6.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's Primary Academy 6.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oaksey CofE Primary School 6.9 mi Good Last distance published