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Children in Swindon
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 similar | 68.2% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 11.0% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 21.3% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 91.8% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 87.1% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 lower | 16.5% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 lower | 10.9% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 lower | 16.0% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 62% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 58% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 62% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Swindon
67 schools
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Swindon
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Swindon
- Badbury Park Primary School Swindon
- Beechcroft Infant School Swindon
- Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Swindon
- Bridlewood Primary School Swindon
- Brook Field Primary School Swindon
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Swindon
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Swindon
- Colebrook Infant Academy Swindon
- Colebrook Junior School Swindon
- Covingham Park Primary School Swindon
- Drove Primary School Swindon
- East Wichel Primary School & Nursery SWINDON
- Eastrop Infant School Swindon
- Eldene Nursery and Primary School Swindon
- Even Swindon Primary School Swindon
- Ferndale Primary School & Nursery Swindon
- Goddard Park Community Primary School Swindon
- Gorse Hill Primary School Swindon
- Grange Infants' School Swindon
- Grange Junior School Swindon
- Greenmeadow Primary School Swindon
- Haydon Wick Primary School Swindon
- Haydonleigh Primary School Swindon
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Swindon
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Swindon
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Swindon
- King William Street Church of England Primary School Swindon
- Kingfisher CE Academy Swindon
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery Swindon
- Lawn Primary and Nursery School Swindon
- Lethbridge Primary School Swindon
- Liden Academy Swindon
- Lift Hazelwood Swindon
- Millbrook Primary School Swindon
- Moredon Primary School Swindon
- Mountford Manor Primary School Swindon
- Nythe Primary School Swindon
- Oakhurst Community Primary School Swindon
- Oaktree Nursery and Primary School Swindon
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School Swindon
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School Swindon
- Orchid Vale Primary School Swindon
- Peatmoor Community Primary School Swindon
- Red Oaks Primary School Swindon
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School Swindon
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary School Swindon
- Ruskin Junior School Swindon
- Seven Fields Primary School Swindon
- Shaw Ridge Primary School Swindon
- South Marston Church of England Primary School Swindon
- Southfield Junior School Swindon
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon Swindon
- St Francis CofE Primary School Swindon
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy Swindon
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Swindon
- Swindon Academy Swindon
- Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy Swindon
- The Croft Primary School Swindon
- Tregoze Primary School Swindon
- Wanborough Primary School Swindon
- Westlea Primary School Swindon
- Westrop Primary & Nursery School Swindon
- William Morris Primary School Swindon
- Wroughton Infant School Swindon
- Wroughton Junior School Swindon