Ofsted: Good emoji_events #43 in Swindon public Top 80% UK

Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personDr Katie Cook

location_onSwindon, SN5 8LW

language Visit Website phone 1793870471

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

201

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Expected Standard

50%

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Age Range

7-11

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Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Swindon, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School is a voluntary aided school in Swindon, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 53 primaries in Swindon and #10,760 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 57%

Reading65% LA 69%

Writing70% LA 70%

Maths65% LA 68%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading71% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.9

-4.0 to -0.6

-1.8

Write

LA -0.7

-3.4 to -0.1

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.5 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading65% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.8

-2.6 to 1.4

-0.5

Write

LA -0.4

-2.4 to 1.3

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.1

-2.7 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%

Reading71% LA 72%

Writing78% LA 76%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

-1.6 to 1.6

1.1

Write

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 2.6

0.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.3 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 October 2021

Inspection Report

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07 June 2016

Inspection Report

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11 November 2014

Inspection Report

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10 June 2014

Inspection Report

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21 May 2012

Inspection Report

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23 November 2010

Inspection Report

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04 March 2009

Inspection Report

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20 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 204 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	204	5	2.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	204	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	194	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	9	4.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	4	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils