Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–7 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.43 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 3–7 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant 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 | 1.43 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.43 miles, 25th shortest of the 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.86 miles.
- For Reception 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 16.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
- Of its pupils, 9.6% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon is 18.2%.
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
- Beaumaris Road, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8LW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 136 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School.”
- “They socialise happily together in and out of the classroom.”
- “Pupils are kind to one another.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school does not know how well the curriculum supports pupils to build their knowledge.”
- “Pupils do not gain the depth of understanding they should in these subjects.”
- “Assessment is in the early stages of development in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 24 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.
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lift Hazelwood 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Westlea Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tregoze Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shaw Ridge Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Brook Field Primary School 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Kingfisher CE Academy 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published