Ofsted inspection · 10/07/2024
Overview of Ferndale Primary School & Nursery · Primary · Swindon
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 7% | 75% | 26% | 81% | 16% | 81% | 18% | 86% | 81% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 444 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 20% | 98% | 50% | 80% | 25% | 89% | 34% | 93% | 93% | 110.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 13% | 460 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 19% | 87% | 32% | 76% | 27% | 84% | 38% | 81% | 84% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | +2.80 | +2.20 | +3.40 | 14% | 489 |
| 2018/19 | 75% | 8% | 80% | 25% | 86% | 22% | 97% | 22% | 85% | 93% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | +0.00 | +0.10 | +0.90 | 18% | 506 |
| 2017/18 | 71% | 12% | 81% | 37% | 83% | 22% | 88% | 19% | 86% | 81% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | +0.80 | +0.30 | +0.00 | — | 518 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 15% | 74% | 30% | 78% | 17% | 78% | 30% | 78% | 76% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | -1.40 | -0.90 | -0.20 | 20% | 515 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 444 | 24.2 | 18% | 43% | 18% | 5% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 460 | 21.2 | 13% | 42% | 17% | 5% | 12% |
| 2022/23 | 489 | 24.7 | 14% | 32% | 19% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 490 | 23.3 | 20% | 29% | 19% | 5% | 16% |
| 2020/21 | 506 | 26.0 | 20% | 24% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 506 | 22.6 | 18% | 21% | 19% | 4% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | — | 25.7 | — | — | — | 5% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 515 | 24.4 | 20% | 15% | 18% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.