Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery

SwindonCommunity school

Southview Avenue, Old Walcot, Swindon, SN3 1EA

Headteacher: Mrs Alyssia MepsteadSchool website ↗Pupils: 383 (capacity: 440)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2022
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
35%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2022
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 May 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
35.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 62%·Writing 68%·Maths 50%All three 35%
Reading
Expected62%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected68%
Exceeding2%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected50%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
30of 34 (88.2%)
How many applied in total?
70

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
27.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
37.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
179 girls, 204 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 46% (2015/16), currently 35%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1646.0%4.0%+2.0-0.2-0.1
2016/1746.0%4.0%-2.0+2.8-2.1
2017/1845.0%3.0%-1.6-0.3+1.0
2018/1939.0%2.0%-1.4+3.1+0.1
2022/2344.0%9.0%+0.7+0.3-0.1
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2024/2535.0%0.0%---