Westrop Primary & Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 11 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Swindon
Unique reference
126253
Address
Newburgh Place, Highworth, SN6 7DN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
380 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
7.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.8%
Persistent absence
12.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.7%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 3.7%
African 3.4%
Other 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage1.2
MathsBelow average-2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Westrop Primary & Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
44
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
43
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
34
18
16
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
24
10
14
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
13
8
Reception, Full-time
37
18
19
Year 1
45
27
18
Year 2
44
24
20
Year 3
44
23
21
Year 4
45
30
15
Year 5
39
19
20
Year 6
44
17
27
Year 2024-2025

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