Catherine Wayte Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.824 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Catherine Wayte 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 19 March 2025. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Catherine Wayte 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 | 1.824 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 1.824 miles away, the 28th shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 35 offers. Every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% 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
- Elstree Way, Abbey Meads, Swindon, SN25 4TA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 339 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “They describe it as a friendly place where adults know everyone for the individuals they are.”
- “The school has high expectations for what pupils can achieve.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, learning activities are not as effective as they could be.”
- “Where this is the case, they do not allow pupils to secure the understanding they need or provide them with opportunities to apply their knowledge.”
- “This hampers the progress that some pupils make in these areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 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) | 67% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 32 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 Meads Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Haydonleigh Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Haydon Wick Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Greenmeadow Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bridlewood Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchid Vale Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Seven Fields Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published