Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 30 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 142546
- Address
- Wiltshire Avenue, Wiltshire Avenue, SN2 1NX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 460 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 42.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
White British 50.2%
Indian 21.7%
Other White 6.3%
Mixed 6.3%
Other Asian 6.1%
African 3.7%
Pakistani 2%
Other 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAbove average2.2
MathsWell above average3.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 74%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 19%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 44
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 19 11 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 32 9 23 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 33 26 |
| Year 1 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 5 | 61 37 24 |
| Year 6 | 58 26 32 |