Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy is a primary school located in Swindon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Greene Street, Swindon, SN25 2QS
Website: www.tadpolefarmcepa.co.uk
Telephone: 01793729740
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Spencer
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140420

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 507
Number of Boys: 271
Number of Girls: 236

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3.5 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.6 to 0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -7 to -2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy
Greene Street , Tadpole Garden Village SN25 2QS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bridlewood Primary School
Chartwell Road , SN25 2EX 		2out of 4 785 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Orchid Vale Primary School
Torun Way , Haydon End SN25 1UG 		- not rated 805 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Red Oaks Primary School
Redhouse Way , SN25 2AN 		3out of 4 847 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
William Morris Primary School
William Morris Way , Tadpole Garden Village SN25 2PP 		- not rated 1,257 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey Park School
The Learning Campus , Redhouse Way SN25 2ND 		1out of 4 359 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Great Western Academy
William Morris Way , Tadpole Garden Village SN25 2PP 		- not rated 1,247 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nova Hreod Academy
Akers Way , Moredon SN2 2NQ 		3out of 4 3,001 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Uplands School
The Learning Campus , Tadpole Lane SN25 2NB 		4out of 4 430 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brimble Hill Special School
Tadpole Lane , Redhouse SN25 2NB 		3out of 4 670 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Churchward School
William Morris Way , SN25 2PP 		- not rated 1,508 yd Free schools special Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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