St Francis CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

st-francis-cofe-primary-school-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon NorthConstituency

SN25 1UHPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Francis CofE Primary School 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 432 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 47%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

Black

18%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

432

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 432
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	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.