Shaw Ridge Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.283 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Shaw Ridge Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 March 2022. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Shaw Ridge 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 | 1.283 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last place offered went to a child 1.283 miles away, 22nd shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.86 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 39 first-choice applications for 45 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer and the 7th lowest of 59 Swindon primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (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
- Ridge Green, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5PU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 407 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They are made to feel welcome and part of the ‘Shaw Ridge Family’.”
- “Pupils enjoy their learning and work hard in lessons.”
To improve
- “In other subjects, the curriculum is less developed.”
- “Where this is the case, leaders have not identified precisely enough the essential knowledge that pupils need to know.”
- “In design and technology, for example, pupils do not always remember and use the technical knowledge and skills they have been taught before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 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) | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 39 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.
- Westlea Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Brook Field Primary School 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Tregoze Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lift Hazelwood 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Peatmoor Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published