Peatmoor Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.242 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Peatmoor Community 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 15 September 2022. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Peatmoor 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 | 1.242 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 1.242 miles away: 21st shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle 1.86 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- Of the 71 Reception 2026 applications, 24 (34%) came from families living outside Swindon, and 10 offers went to them.
- 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Pepperbox Hill, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5DP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 September 2022
Strengths
- “The school’s motto ‘enjoy learning, enjoy life’ is certainly true, and is expressed in the way the pupils talk about their school.”
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning and their love of reading is infectious.”
- “The curriculum is designed to enable all pupils to achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, not all planned learning in some subjects deepens pupils’ understanding of important concepts.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils’ knowledge and understanding are less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 October 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) | 44% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Brook Field Primary School 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Shaw Ridge Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Francis CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Westlea Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Tregoze Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moredon Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Haydon Wick Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Haydonleigh Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published