Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.294 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Swindon for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy 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 | 0.294 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 0.294 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.86 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 34 first-choice applications for 34 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon that have results, this school had the lowest 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result.
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
- Greene Street, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, SN25 2QS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 419 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Tadpole Farm Church of England Primary Academy is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “The school’s ‘LEAP’ vision underpins the newly designed curriculum, which is ambitious.”
- “Pupils are curious to learn new knowledge.”
To improve
- “Published outcomes in key stage 2 were low last year.”
- “However, assessment is not always used with enough precision to check what all pupils know and remember.”
- “As a result, some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 March 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) | 45% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 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.
- Bridlewood Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchid Vale Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Red Oaks Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- William Morris Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakhurst Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Haydonleigh Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Francis CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published