Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.122 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Ferndale Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery 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 | 2.122 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.122 miles away, the 24th longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 41 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25, its reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon that have results.
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
- Wiltshire Avenue, Wiltshire Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1NX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 413 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Ferndale Primary school are welcoming and friendly.”
- “Pupils are rewarded for demonstrating these values consistently.”
- “They know why these are important to their learning and development as individuals.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers’ use of assessment does not inform subsequent teaching.”
- “As a result, pupils develop gaps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 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) | 68% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 40 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.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Even Swindon Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gorse Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Moredon Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Greenmeadow Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published