Drove Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 138309
- Address
- Drove Road, SN1 3AH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 732 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 82%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
Indian 60.2%
Other Asian 6.8%
Pakistani 6.1%
Mixed 5.4%
Bangladeshi 5.2%
African 5.1%
Other White 4.6%
Other 2.7%
White British 2.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage0
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Drove Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 81
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 15 6 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 98 56 42 |
| Reception, Part-time | 8 6 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 81 42 39 |
| Year 1 | 84 34 50 |
| Year 2 | 87 48 39 |
| Year 3 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 4 | 90 45 45 |
| Year 5 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 6 | 89 38 51 |