Drove Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.023 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Drove Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Drove 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 | 1.023 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.023 miles away, the 15th shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 79 first-choice applications for 79 Reception offers in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- With 706 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 25.9 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon is 23.2.
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
- Drove Road, Swindon, SN1 3AH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 706 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Drove Primary school are polite and welcoming.”
- “Staff and pupils are proud to be part of a large, but close-knit, community that is working together for a common purpose.”
- “Pupils attend happily and are safe.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the way in which the curriculum is taught is not fully effective.”
- “It does not help pupils to learn the knowledge and skills they need.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils do not build confidently on what they already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 July 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) | 71% | 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: 79 first-preference applications, 79 offers in total, 79 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 Cross Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Mountford Manor Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- King William Street Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Gorse Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lethbridge Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Croft Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published