South Marston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.536 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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South Marston Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
South Marston Church of England 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 | 0.536 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.536 miles from the school, the 5th shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- 2026 Reception entry had 22 first-choice applications for 16 offers, or 1.4 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 59 Swindon primary schools.
- For 2026 Reception, 16 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Old Vicarage Lane, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4SH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “South Marston Church of England Primary is a school where inclusivity shines through.”
- “Staff ensure that each pupil is at the heart of everything they do.”
- “The core values of ‘ready, respect and safe’ support the warm and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils.”
To improve
- “However, leaders are aware that some subjects are not as well implemented as in the more developed subjects.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils do not gain the depth of knowledge as in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (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) | 60% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- Grange Infants' School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Grange Junior School 1.3 mi Good
- Colebrook Infant Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Colebrook Junior School 1.6 mi Standards maintained
- Ruskin Junior School 1.6 mi Good
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Covingham Park Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Nythe Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published