Eldene Nursery and Primary School

Eldene Nursery and Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating in all areas assessed, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school's strong emphasis on community involvement and its commitment to maintaining high expectations for all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, contribute to a positive learning environment that pupils enjoy. The school is gradually improving its curriculum, and while there are notable strengths, some subjects still require refinement to ensure consistent delivery and effective assessment.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate excellent manners and respect towards each other.
• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The school provides numerous opportunities for pupils to engage with the local community.
• Staff support pupils in their reading from an early age, fostering a love for learning.
• The personal development curriculum effectively teaches pupils about health and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in some subjects.
• The teaching of phonics could be more precise for some pupils.
• Assessment use is not fully developed in certain subjects, leading to mismatched learning.

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 Eldene Nursery and Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Eldene Nursery and 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 Eldene Nursery and Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.3% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Eldene Nursery and Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 1 pupil.

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 Eldene Nursery and Primary School received £8,257 and spent £8,100 for each of its 327 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £357,000 (£1,093 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 Eldene Nursery and Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eldene Nursery and Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Eldene Nursery and Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eldene Nursery and Primary School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Eldene Nursery and Primary School have?

Eldene Nursery and Primary School has 327 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eldene Nursery and Primary School cover?

Eldene Nursery and Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Eldene Nursery and Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 37% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eldene Nursery and Primary School?

Eldene Nursery and Primary School is at Colingsmead, Eldene, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3TQ.