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
- 444 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 43.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 49.3%
Indian 23%
Other Asian 7.2%
Mixed 6.1%
Other White 5%
African 3.4%
Pakistani 2%
Other 2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 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 75%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 20%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 14 6 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 33 17 16 |
| Reception, Full-time | 51 20 31 |
| Year 1 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 2 | 42 20 22 |
| Year 3 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 4 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 5 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 6 | 60 35 25 |