Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery

State-Funded School

lainesmead-primary-school-and-nursery-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon SouthConstituency

SN3 1EAPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Swindon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 347 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

30%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

347

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 347
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
21 Jun 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.