William Morris Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.064 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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William Morris Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
William Morris 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 | 1.064 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 1.064 miles away, the 16th shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.86 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 65 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- Reception 2026 had 1.1 first choices per offer, the 7th highest of 59 Swindon primary schools; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 60 places.
- 10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.3% 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
- William Morris Way, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, SN25 2PP
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 462 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2023
Strengths
- “This is a happy, friendly and inclusive school.”
- “The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum.”
- “As a result, there is a purposeful buzz of learning throughout the school.”
To improve
- “However, in a minority of subjects, assessment does not routinely identify when pupils have gaps in their learning.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not have a secure understanding of what they have learned previously.”
- “This hinders how well they can learn new concepts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 65 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Red Oaks Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Bridlewood Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakhurst Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchid Vale Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published