Drove Primary School

State-Funded School

drove-primary-school-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon SouthConstituency

SN1 3AHPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Drove Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Swindon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 706 pupils. Drove Primary School is part of The White Horse Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

Asian

77%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

706

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

79%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 706
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The White Horse Federation

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
18 Apr 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.