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Badbury Park Primary School

Primary · Free schools · Swindon, SN3 6ER

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Badbury Park Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 24 Jan 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFree schools
Ages3 to 11
Pupils397
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Louise Dance
TrustTHE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
Local authoritySwindon
Opened02 Sept 2019
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 147065.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils397
Girls199
Boys198
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.9.6%
First language not English47.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.349
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.16.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.50
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.12
Average class size28.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
46.1%
Indian
15.4%
African
8.8%
Other White
6.3%
Other Asian
6%
Pakistani
5%
Other mixed
4.8%
Other ethnic group
2.3%
White and Black African
1.8%
White and Asian
1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.1
Teachers (FTE)16
Teaching assistants (FTE)14.57
Support staff (FTE)21.59
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2514.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2513
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.58
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.87
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.55
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.55
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSwindonEngland
Overall absence4.1%, better than England, better than Swindon4.7%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.7.5%, better than England, better than Swindon11.2%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.3%, better than England, better than Swindon0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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1.5 miSecondaryLawn Manor AcademyAcademy converter
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1.6 miPrimaryHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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1.6 miPrimaryChiseldon Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity school
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1.7 miPrimaryThe Croft Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
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Frequently asked questions about Badbury Park Primary School

What is Badbury Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Badbury Park Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 24 Jan 2024.

How hard is it to get into Badbury Park Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Badbury Park Primary School made 58 offers from 87 applications (1.5 per offer), and 55 of 55 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Badbury Park Primary School?

Badbury Park Primary School has 397 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Badbury Park Primary School?

Badbury Park Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Badbury Park Primary School?

At Badbury Park Primary School, the average class had 28.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Badbury Park Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Badbury Park Primary School missed 4.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 7.5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.