Bridlewood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
53.99 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Bridlewood Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bridlewood 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 | 53.99 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 53.99 miles away, the longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance; the middle was 1.86 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Chartwell Road, Swindon, SN25 2EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 18 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “They value the school’s community feel.”
- “This helps everyone, including those who are new to the school, to develop a clear sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “Pupils working at the higher standard achieve in line with the national average for writing and mathematics, but not for reading.”
- “However, on some occasions, the quality of handwriting and pupils’ letter formation does not live up to leaders’ high standards.”
- “However, at times, teachers do not revisit prior learning before teaching pupils new knowledge.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2026 (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) | 60% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Straight-line distance, in Swindon.
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- Orchid Vale Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Haydonleigh Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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