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South Marston Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Marie Hendry

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF BRISTOL ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onSwindon, SN3 4SH

language Visit Website phone 1793823379

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

101

school

Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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South Marston Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Swindon, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

South Marston Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Swindon, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of DIOCESE OF BRISTOL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 96 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #40 of 53 primaries in Swindon and #10,363 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

60%

LA 57%

Reading60% LA 69%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths60% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading64% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.9

-6.5 to 1.0

-2.1

Write

LA -0.7

-5.6 to 1.5

-5.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-8.8 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.8

-4.9 to 1.4

0.6

Write

LA -0.4

-2.3 to 3.4

-4.1

Maths

LA -1.1

-6.9 to -1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 60%

Reading87% LA 72%

Writing87% LA 76%

Maths73% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1

Read

LA 0.0

-4 to 2

-2.2

Write

LA 0.0

-5.1 to 0.7

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-5 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-02-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-03-05

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 96 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	96	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	94	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	97	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	97	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	97	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	98	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	101	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	101	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	112	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	108	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	111	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	110	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	111	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	107	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	112	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	112	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	110	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	109	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	109	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	112	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	107	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	108	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	112	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	117	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	116	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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South Marston Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

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