Abbey Meads Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.234 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Abbey Meads Community Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Abbey Meads Community 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 | 2.234 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception place offered in 2026 went to a child living 2.234 miles away, the 22nd longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest 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
- Hugo Drive, Abbey Meads, Hugo Drive, Swindon, SN25 4GY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “Abbey Meads Community Primary School provides a high level of care for all pupils.”
- “The school is inclusive and welcoming.”
- “Staff develop highly respectful relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, these checks do not always show how well pupils know and remember what they have learned.”
- “As a result, pupils do not have the same depth of knowledge in these subjects as they do in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 2023 (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) | 81% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 41 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.
- Catherine Wayte Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bridlewood Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seven Fields Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greenmeadow Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Haydonleigh Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Haydon Wick Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published