Wanborough Primary School

About Wanborough Primary School

Wanborough Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 68 applications for just 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 2.27. Of those applications, 29 were first-preference choices, and 28 first-preference offers were made, suggesting that for most families who put it top of their list, it works out. The school is a state primary for mixed genders from ages 4 to 11, located in Swindon and run by the local authority. It has no religious character and no nursery provision. The headteacher is Andrew Drury, and the school currently has 203 pupils on roll, just shy of its capacity of 210. Only 5.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is notably low and may reflect the demographic of the surrounding area.

Academically, Wanborough Primary was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, which took place in December 2012, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in October 2022 confirmed that the school remains Good. The previous inspection in 2007 also rated it Good overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both scoring 2 at that time. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 SATs results in the data provided, so it is not possible to compare its performance directly against the Swindon local authority average of 62 for KS2 attainment. However, the school sits in a competitive local landscape: the top-performing primary in the area, Bishopstone Church of England Primary School, has a ranking score of 89, while The Croft Primary and Lift Hazelwood both score 87. Of the 66 primary schools in Swindon, only four hold an Outstanding rating, so Wanborough’s consistent Good rating places it in solid company.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, gymnasium, dining hall, ICT suite, sports hall, forest school, and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, football, athletics, and dance, while clubs extend to book club, coding, drama, and art club. For children with additional needs, the school provides support for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and other difficulties or disabilities. This breadth of SEND provision, combined with the forest school and sensory room, suggests the school is well equipped to support a range of learners. Wanborough Primary will suit families who value a well-subscribed local school with a strong reputation, a broad set of enrichment activities, and a clear commitment to inclusive support, all within a relatively small and close-knit setting.

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