Broad Town Church of England Primary School

Broad Town Church of England Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils exhibit positive behavior and show kindness and respect towards one another, which creates a happy and safe learning environment. There is a strong sense of community, with pupils actively contributing to local initiatives and feeling proud to be part of the school. The school places a strong emphasis on reading and mathematics, producing confident, literate students who enjoy learning.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate kindness, respect, and positive behavior.
• Strong community engagement with pupils as 'village ambassadors'.
• High expectations set by staff for pupil behavior and learning.
• Effective reading program supporting early learners.
• Successful implementation of mathematics strategies for confidence in problem-solving.
• Pupils develop an impressive understanding of vocabulary.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent identification of key knowledge in wider curriculum subjects.
• Some subject leaders lack an accurate understanding of curriculum effectiveness.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Broad Town Church of England Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Broad Town Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Broad Town Church of England Primary School had 11.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 45.5% of pupils at Broad Town Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Broad Town Church of England Primary School received £11,903 and spent £12,105 for each of its 44 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £113,000 (£2,575 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Broad Town Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Broad Town Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Broad Town Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Broad Town Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Broad Town Church of England Primary School have?

Broad Town Church of England Primary School has 44 pupils on roll.

What age range does Broad Town Church of England Primary School cover?

Broad Town Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Broad Town Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Broad Town Church of England Primary School?

Broad Town Church of England Primary School is at Broad Town, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 7RE.