Red Oaks Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.238 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Red Oaks Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 25 January 2024. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Red Oaks 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 | 3.238 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.238 miles away, the 11th longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.86 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 37 first-choice applications for 37 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 20.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
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
- Redhouse Way, Swindon, SN25 2AN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 461 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 25 January 2024
Strengths
- “Red Oaks Primary School is an inclusive, welcoming place to learn.”
- “The school’s values, ‘aspire, achieve, grow’, are a fundamental part of the school day for every pupil.”
- “Parents appreciate the positive experiences the school provides.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 51% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 37 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.
- Oakhurst Community Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchid Vale Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Francis CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- William Morris Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bridlewood Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Haydonleigh Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published