St Francis CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.833 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Francis CofE Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Francis CofE 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 | 0.833 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 0.833 miles away, 9th shortest of the 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
- Reception 2026 drew 45 first-choice applications for 45 offers, 11th highest of 59 Swindon primary schools for first choices per offer; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meals eligibility is 3.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 13% 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
- Aiken Road, Taw Hill, Swindon, SN25 1UH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 432 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Francis CofE Primary describe the school as a friendly place where there is something for everyone.”
- “They talk confidently about how the school’s values help them to develop a love of learning, be kind and appreciate what makes everyone unique.”
- “Pupils respond well to the new systems that are in place to promote positive behaviour.”
To improve
- “Assessment in these areas is not yet used well enough to identify gaps in learning or to deepen pupils’ understanding.”
- “For example, in computing, while some pupils can recall their current learning about databases, others struggle to remember what they have learned before about creating simple computer programmes.”
- “This hampers the progress that some pupils make through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 2024 (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) | 70% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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.
- Orchid Vale Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Haydonleigh Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakhurst Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Red Oaks Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Haydon Wick Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Catherine Wayte Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bridlewood Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published