Lethbridge Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.637 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Lethbridge Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Lethbridge 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 | 2.637 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.637 miles away, the 15th longest of the 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026, Reception had 57 first-choice applications for 68 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 7.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.2% 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
- Lethbridge Road, Swindon, SN1 4BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 472 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Lethbridge Primary School.”
- “Leaders set high expectations for all pupils.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school and are wonderful ambassadors for it.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, leaders have not thought carefully enough about the precise knowledge they want pupils to know.”
- “Pupils are unable to remember key knowledge and make connections to other topics.”
- “For example, in science, pupils struggle to remember key scientific vocabulary, which hinders future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 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) | 75% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 68 offers in total, 57 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.
- King William Street Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Croft Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift East Wichel 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lawn Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Drove Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published