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EnglandSouth WestSwindonSN25 1UGOrchid Vale Primary School
Primary

Orchid Vale Primary School

Primary

Swindon · Swindon · SN25 1UG https://orchidvale-swindon.secure-dbprimary.com/swindon/primary/orchidvale

Pupils
391
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Orchid Vale Primary School · Primary · Swindon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
54%
-13pp
67%59%50%
'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
5%
-6pp
11%8%5%
'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
391
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Torun Way, Haydon End, Swindon, SN25 1UG
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
2024/2554%5%63%32%71%6%67%21%84%70%104.0103.0105.015%391
2023/2467%11%78%33%79%14%71%25%89%76%106.0104.0106.013%406
2022/2350%7%67%27%75%10%63%23%90%67%104.0104.0105.0-0.60+0.30-0.2010%415

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
2024/2539125.715%34%10%4%8%
2023/2440621.413%30%10%5%13%
2022/2341521.910%28%11%5%12%
2021/2242220.511%24%11%6%14%
2020/2144523.212%19%18%

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