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Primary

Drove Primary School

Primary

Swindon · Swindon · SN1 3AH https://drove-pri.swindon.sch.uk/

Pupils
731
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
731
Pupils · 2024/25
81%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
731
Pupils · 2024/25
81%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Drove Primary School · Primary · Swindon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
+4pp
76%65%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
11%
+4pp
16%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
731
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
81%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Drove Road, Swindon, SN1 3AH
Local authority
Swindon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%11%76%31%82%13%80%31%91%76%105.0105.0107.09%731
2023/2467%7%80%27%76%7%84%23%85%83%105.0105.0107.010%732
2022/2353%7%65%26%73%7%71%22%82%74%103.0103.0106.0-1.00-0.20+0.0012%723
2018/1972%10%79%26%84%17%90%34%87%93%104.0107.0109.0+0.20+0.30+1.5015%741
2017/1876%16%93%46%78%19%96%34%80%95%109.0108.0110.0+4.60+0.60+4.1015%749
2016/1756%8%60%13%78%20%80%16%81%82%101.0104.0106.0-1.70+1.20+0.5016%707

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2573127.99%81%15%6%15%
2023/2473232.010%82%15%5%12%
2022/2372323.912%81%17%6%14%
2021/2272925.512%81%16%6%14%
2020/2171827.417%84%12%
2018/1974117.415%78%12%3%3%
2017/187494.115%75%13%4%8%
2016/177074.416%77%16%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.