Swindon Village Primary School
Church Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9QP
414 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 September 2023, published 8 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 63 | 161 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 45 | 139 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 71 | 148 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 60 | 144 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 58 | 154 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 55 | 138 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 79 | 170 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 57 | 129 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Gardners Lane Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hesters Way Primary School 2.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Gloucester Road Primary School 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Rowanfield Infant School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Dunalley Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Rowanfield Junior School 2.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.