Goddard Park Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.2 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Goddard Park Community Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 July 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Goddard Park Community 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 | 4.2 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 4.2 miles away, the 7th longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.86 miles).
- For Reception 2026, there were 67 first-choice applications for 68 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25: 59% (England 62%), 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon that have results.
- In 2024/25, 1% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (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
- Welcombe Avenue, Park North, Swindon, SN3 2QN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 518 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 July 2023
Strengths
- “Staff provide a warm and welcoming environment for all at Goddard Park.”
- “Members of the school community demonstrate a strong understanding of the school’s motto, ‘everybody learns, everybody cares’.”
- “Staff make it a priority to get to know pupils and to nurture them.”
To improve
- “Some pupils are behind where they should be, but staff do all they can to provide swift support so that pupils catch up quickly.”
- “However, in a few subjects, there is a lack of clarity in how the curriculum builds from the early years.”
- “Some leaders are less clear on how learning in the early years provides readiness for future learning in key stage 1 and beyond.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 2023 (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) | 59% | 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: 67 first-preference applications, 68 offers in total, 67 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.
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- Eldene Nursery and Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Nythe Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mountford Manor Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Covingham Park Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Colebrook Infant Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published