Area guide · Swindon and Wiltshire and Oxfordshire
Living in Swindon with children
Swindon, Swindon and Wiltshire and Oxfordshire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 183,687 people in 74,674 households; 33.0% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
96schools in Swindon
£292ktypical semi, 12 months
86crimes a year per 1,000 people
96%gigabit broadband
Schools
96 schools: 77 state primary, 16 state secondary, 1 sixth form or college, 2 privateSwindon on the schools map →Primary: expected standard, three-year average to 2024/25 (DfE) · red mark: Swindon 60%Ofsted
Secondary: grade 5+ English and maths, 2023/24 to 2025/26, weighted by cohort (DfE) · red mark: Swindon 46%Ofsted
Every school in Swindon, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (77)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 5% · 1st in Wiltshire | — |
| Lethbridge Primary School | School remains Good | Top 10% · 1st in Swindon | 2.637 miles (2026) |
| The Croft Primary School | Outstanding | Top 10% · 2nd in Swindon | 0.754 miles (2026) |
| Tregoze Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 25% · 3rd in Swindon | 1.429 miles (2026) |
| Ferndale Primary School & Nursery | School remains Good | Top 25% · 4th in Swindon | 2.122 miles (2026) |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 5th in Swindon | 1.865 miles (2026) |
| Moredon Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 6th in Swindon | 0.554 miles (2026) |
| Brook Field Primary School | Improved significantly | Top 25% · 7th in Swindon | 2.048 miles (2026) |
| Lift Hazelwood | Good | Top 25% · 8th in Swindon | 0.285 miles (2026) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 25% · 9th in Swindon | 0.973 miles (2026) |
| Shaw Ridge Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 10th in Swindon | 1.283 miles (2026) |
| Abbey Meads Community Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 11th in Swindon | 2.234 miles (2026) |
| Oakhurst Community Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 25% · 12th in Swindon | 2.825 miles (2026) |
| Wanborough Primary School | School remains Good | Top 25% · 13th in Swindon | 2.152 miles (2026) |
| Rodbourne Cheney Primary School | Outstanding | Top half · 14th in Swindon | 0.4 miles (2026) |
| Haydonleigh Primary School | — | Top half · 15th in Swindon | 1.49 miles (2026) |
| Longleaze Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 46th in Wiltshire | — |
| Catherine Wayte Primary School | Standards maintained | Top half · 16th in Swindon | 1.824 miles (2026) |
| Southfield Junior School | Standards maintained | Top half · 17th in Swindon | 5.62 miles (2026) |
| Robert Le Kyng Primary School | Standards maintained | Top half · 18th in Swindon | 1.077 miles (2026) |
| Wroughton Junior School | Standards maintained | Top half · 19th in Swindon | 2.903 miles (2026) |
| Greenmeadow Primary School | Standards maintained | Top half · 20th in Swindon | 1.922 miles (2026) |
| Drove Primary School | Good | Top half · 21st in Swindon | 1.023 miles (2026) |
| Lift East Wichel | Outstanding | Top half · 22nd in Swindon | 2.371 miles (2026) |
| St Francis CofE Primary School | Good | Top half · 23rd in Swindon | 0.833 miles (2026) |
| St Sampson's Church of England Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top half · 69th in Wiltshire | — |
| Noremarsh Junior School | Good | Top half · 70th in Wiltshire | — |
| Bridlewood Primary School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 24th in Swindon | 1.204 miles (2025) |
| Gorse Hill Primary School | Good | Lower half · 25th in Swindon | 2.469 miles (2026) |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon | School remains Good | Lower half · 26th in Swindon | 3.856 miles (2026) |
| Ruskin Junior School | Good | Lower half · 27th in Swindon | 5.836 miles (2026) |
| Grange Junior School | Good | Lower half · 28th in Swindon | 4.425 miles (2026) |
| Orchid Vale Primary School | Good | Lower half · 29th in Swindon | 1.194 miles (2026) |
| Westrop Primary & Nursery School | School remains Good | Lower half · 30th in Swindon | 0.848 miles (2026) |
| Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School | Good | Lower half · 31st in Swindon | 8.129 miles (2026) |
| Shrivenham Church of England School | School remains Good | Lower half · 133rd in Oxfordshire | 0.449 miles (2026) |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton | School remains Good | Lower half · 89th in Wiltshire | — |
| Red Oaks Primary School | School remains Good (Improving) | Lower half · 32nd in Swindon | 3.238 miles (2026) |
| Mountford Manor Primary School | Good | Lower half · 33rd in Swindon | 0.953 miles (2026) |
| Lawn Primary and Nursery School | School remains Good | Lower half · 34th in Swindon | 4.613 miles (2026) |
| Westlea Primary School | Good | Lower half · 35th in Swindon | 0.518 miles (2026) |
| Liden Academy | Good | Lower half · 36th in Swindon | — |
| Haydon Wick Primary School | Outstanding | Lower half · 37th in Swindon | 1.007 miles (2026) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Good | Lower half · 38th in Swindon | 2.486 miles (2026) |
| Covingham Park Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 39th in Swindon | 1.356 miles (2026) |
| Even Swindon Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 40th in Swindon | 2.621 miles (2026) |
| Peatmoor Community Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 41st in Swindon | 1.242 miles (2026) |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy | Good | Lower half · 42nd in Swindon | 2.057 miles (2026) |
| King William Street Church of England Primary School | Good | Lower half · 43rd in Swindon | 1.109 miles (2026) |
| Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School | School remains Good (Concerns) | Lower half · 109th in Wiltshire | — |
| Millbrook Primary School | Good | Lower half · 44th in Swindon | 3.74 miles (2026) |
| Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy | Good | Lower half · 45th in Swindon | 0.294 miles (2026) |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 46th in Swindon | 3.438 miles (2026) |
| Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy | Good | Lower half · 120th in Wiltshire | — |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Good | Lower half · 47th in Swindon | — |
| Goddard Park Community Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 48th in Swindon | 4.2 miles (2026) |
| Colebrook Junior School | Standards maintained | Lower half · 49th in Swindon | 4.059 miles (2026) |
| South Marston Church of England Primary School | Standards maintained | Lower half · 50th in Swindon | 0.536 miles (2026) |
| Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery | Good | Lower half · 52nd in Swindon | 23.49 miles (2026) |
| Eldene Nursery and Primary School | Good | Lower half · 53rd in Swindon | 2.86 miles (2026) |
| Nythe Primary School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 54th in Swindon | — |
| Oaktree Nursery and Primary School | — | Lower half · 55th in Swindon | 2.463 miles (2026) |
| Seven Fields Primary School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 56th in Swindon | 0.957 miles (2026) |
| Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary | Good | — | 1.22 miles (2026) |
| Badbury Park Primary School | Good | — | 1.756 miles (2026) |
| Beechcroft Infant School | School remains Good | — | 3.048 miles (2026) |
| Bishopstone Church of England Primary School | Requires improvement | — | 5.085 miles (2026) |
| Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School | Good | — | — |
| Broad Town Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Colebrook Infant Academy | School remains Good | — | 2.574 miles (2026) |
| Eastrop Infant School | School remains Good | — | 6.512 miles (2026) |
| Grange Infants' School | Good | — | 0.808 miles (2026) |
| Kingfisher CE Academy | Requires improvement | — | 1.919 miles (2026) |
| Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School | School remains Good | — | 1.43 miles (2026) |
| William Morris Primary School | Good | — | 1.064 miles (2026) |
| Wootton Bassett Infants' School | Good | — | — |
| Wroughton Infant School | Good | — | 3.24 miles (2026) |
State secondary schools (16)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 25% · 1st in Swindon | 2.627 miles (2026) |
| The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College | Good | Top half · 2nd in Swindon | 2.517 miles (2026) |
| Royal Wootton Bassett Academy | Good | Top half · 9th in Wiltshire | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | School remains Good | Top half · 3rd in Swindon | — |
| Lydiard Park Academy | School remains Good | Top half · 4th in Swindon | 4.747 miles (2026) |
| Highworth Warneford School | Requires improvement | Top half · 5th in Swindon | 5.186 miles (2026) |
| Great Western Academy | Good | Top half · 6th in Swindon | 1.783 miles (2026) |
| The Deanery CofE Academy | Inadequate | Top half · 7th in Swindon | 3.039 miles (2026) |
| Abbey Park School | Good | Top half · 8th in Swindon | 0.936 miles (2025) |
| Nova Hreod Academy | School remains Good | Top half · 9th in Swindon | — |
| Bradon Forest School | Good | Lower half · 15th in Wiltshire | — |
| The Commonweal School | School remains Good (Improving) | Lower half · 10th in Swindon | 4.152 miles (2026) |
| Lawn Manor Academy | Good | Lower half · 11th in Swindon | 3.173 miles (2024) |
| Kingsdown School | Good | Lower half · 12th in Swindon | 1.032 miles (2026) |
| The Dorcan Academy | Good | Lower half · 13th in Swindon | 0.895 miles (2025) |
| UTC Swindon | Requires improvement | Lower half · 14th in Swindon | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| New College Swindon | Requires improvement | Lower half · 6th in Swindon | — |
Private schools (2)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricklade Manor Prep | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
| Pinewood School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£292,000
Terraced£241,000
Flat or maisonette£145,000
The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (339 detached, 507 semi-detached, 822 terraced, 317 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Swindon. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Swindon →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)1railway station within 2 km: Swindon Rail Station (0.3 miles)
93bus stops within 1 km of the town centre
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 96% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 98%, on average across the 2,719 postcodes in SN3, SN25, SN5. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published prices65registered nurseries and pre-schools
unknownnone of their fees is held yet
What Ofsted found: 6 outstanding; 46 good, or expected standard; 2 requires improvement; 11 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.66 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 11 in Wiltshire · 54 in Swindon.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Swindon
The next dates for families applyingSecondary applications close31 Oct 2026
Primary applications close15 Jan 2027
Secondary offer day1 Mar 2027
Application deadlines and offer days: Swindon · Wiltshire · Oxfordshire.
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