Kingfisher CE Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.919 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Kingfisher CE Academy is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Kingfisher CE 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 | 1.919 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (20 February 2024); of the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon, 5 are Good and 3 have no current grade.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.919 miles away, the 28th longest of the 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 15 first-choice applications for 18 offers (0.8 per offer, the 3rd lowest of 59 Swindon primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
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
- Peglars Way, Wichelstowe, Swindon, SN1 7DA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England/Christian
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 148 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Kingfisher CE Academy.”
- “They describe the school as a fun place to learn.”
- “Pupils understand how the school’s values of ‘resilience, service, wisdom and hope’ enable them to help others and to not give up when they face challenges.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of cases, the quality of pupils’ handwriting, letter formation and presentation varies.”
- “However, for a minority of staff, this is not the case.”
- “The checks they make lack precision and do not address misconceptions well enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 15 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.
- Lift East Wichel 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lift Hazelwood 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wroughton Junior School 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westlea Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published