Eldene Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.86 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Eldene Nursery and Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 March 2022. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Eldene Nursery and 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 | 2.86 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 2.86 miles, the 13th longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.86 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 45 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Colingsmead, Eldene, Swindon, SN3 3TQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 327 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Eldene Nursery and Primary School are extremely polite, respectful and friendly.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Staff follow the school’s vision to ‘work together, learn together, succeed together’ to support pupils to learn well.”
To improve
- “However, for some pupils, the teaching of phonics is not as precise as it could be.”
- “However, in some subjects, the curriculum is new and is not yet consistent.”
- “This means that pupils do not know as much as they could in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2022 (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) | 37% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 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.
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Goddard Park Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oaktree Nursery and Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Liden Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Nythe Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Covingham Park Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mountford Manor Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Colebrook Infant Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published