Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
Wiltshire Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1NX
Headteacher: Miss Elizabeth HorrobinSchool website ↗Pupils: 444 (capacity: 500)Part of THE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
68.0%
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%.
7.0%
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 75%·Writing 81%·Maths 81%→All three 68%
Reading
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Writing
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Maths
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75%
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 40
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 39
- How many got their first choice?
- 39of 39 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 111
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
26.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
32.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
14.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
216 girls, 228 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 75% (2018/19), currently 68%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 53.0% | 4.0% | +1.0 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| 2016/17 | 70.0% | 15.0% | -1.4 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| 2017/18 | 71.0% | 12.0% | +0.8 | +0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2018/19 | 75.0% | 8.0% | 0.0 | +0.1 | +0.9 |
| 2022/23 | 74.0% | 19.0% | +2.8 | +2.2 | +3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 75.0% | 20.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 68.0% | 7.0% | - | - | - |