Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Swindon, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.475 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School is a primary school in Swindon, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 13 June 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Lydiard Millicent CofE 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 | 1.475 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest Wiltshire primary schools that have results.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.475 miles away, the 49th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Butts, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 140 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 13 June 2024
Strengths
- “Recent improvements to the core curriculum have had a positive impact.”
- “Pupils develop their fluency as readers and mathematicians as they move through the school.”
- “Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School is a school that encourages pupils to ‘believe, learn and grow’.”
To improve
- “The curriculum is not yet ambitious enough for all pupils.”
- “However, pupils’ knowledge in the wider foundation curriculum is not in as depth as it needs to be.”
- “The curriculum does not yet support all pupils to build their knowledge well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 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) | 67% | 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: 33 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 Wiltshire.
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longleaze Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's Primary Academy 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Noremarsh Junior School 2.5 mi Not judged
- Wootton Bassett Infants' School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Sampson's Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published