Westlea Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.518 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Westlea Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Westlea 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 | 0.518 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 22.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 19 pupils per teacher, against middle figures of 14.7% and 23.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.518 miles away, the 4th shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.86 miles.
- For Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% 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
- Langstone Way, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 289 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Inclusivity is at the very core of Westlea Primary School.”
- “Leaders have created a safe and happy place to learn.”
- “Pupils are highly respectful and there is a strong culture of celebrating diversity.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in all subjects.”
- “Some wider curriculum subject leaders are not clear about the knowledge learned in early years.”
- “This means curriculum thinking does not build from the early years in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 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) | 50% | 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: 31 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.
- Shaw Ridge Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lift Hazelwood 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Tregoze Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brook Field Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Even Swindon Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published