Drove Primary School

Details

Age Range	3-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Academy, Academy converter
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Swindon
Address	Drove Road, SN1 3AH
URN	138309

School Census

Total	723
Girls/Boys	367/356
Girls/Boys Ratio	50.8%/49.2%
% pupils where English not first language	81.3%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	100
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	9.5%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
02/07/2024	Good
13/03/2012	Outstanding
14/07/2009	Good

Inspection Date	02/07/2024
Quality of Education	Good
Behaviour and Attitudes	Good
Personal Development	Outstanding
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	13/03/2012
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Outstanding

Inspection Date	14/07/2009
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	67%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	7%
Reading	105
Maths	105
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	53
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	7
Reading	103
Maths	103
Reading Progress	-1.0
Writing Progress	-0.2
Maths Progress	0.0

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	72%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	10%
Reading	104
Maths	107
Reading Progress	0.2
Writing Progress	0.3
Maths Progress	1.5

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	76%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	16%
Reading	109
Maths	108
Reading Progress	4.6
Writing Progress	0.6
Maths Progress	4.1

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	186
As First Preference	79
As second preference	63
As third preference	44

Total Offers Made	81
first preference offers	79
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.13%
Total Applications	182
As First Preference	96
As second preference	54
As third preference	32

Total Offers Made	89
first preference offers	85
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	132
As First Preference	79
As second preference	27
As third preference	26

Total Offers Made	84
first preference offers	79
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.11%
Total Applications	175
As First Preference	98
As second preference	45
As third preference	32

Total Offers Made	90
first preference offers	88
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	143
As First Preference	64
As second preference	42
As third preference	37

Total Offers Made	70
first preference offers	64
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	180
As First Preference	80
As second preference	55
As third preference	45

Total Offers Made	88
first preference offers	80
second preference offers	7
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.14%
Total Applications	201
As First Preference	96
As second preference	54
As third preference	51

Total Offers Made	89
first preference offers	84
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	167
As First Preference	56
As second preference	59
As third preference	52

Total Offers Made	77
first preference offers	56
second preference offers	12
third preference offers	4

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	157
As First Preference	63
As second preference	42
As third preference	52

Total Offers Made	79
first preference offers	63
second preference offers	11
third preference offers	4

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	165
As First Preference	71
As second preference	57
As third preference	37

Total Offers Made	81
first preference offers	71
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.01%
Total Applications	156
As First Preference	84
As second preference	50
As third preference	22

Total Offers Made	86
first preference offers	83
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
indian ethnic origin	60.2%
any other asian background ethnic origin	6.8%
pakistani ethnic origin	6.1%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	5.2%
african ethnic origin	5.1%
any other white background ethnic origin	4.6%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.9%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	2.7%
white british ethnic origin	2.5%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.9%

time period	2022-23
indian ethnic origin	58%
any other asian background ethnic origin	6.5%
pakistani ethnic origin	5.5%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	5.3%
african ethnic origin	4.7%
any other white background ethnic origin	3.9%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	3.6%
white british ethnic origin	3%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.8%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.9%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.7%
chinese ethnic origin	0.6%

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