Rodbourne Cheney Primary School

Rodbourne Cheney Primary School has received an outstanding rating across all domains in its first inspection as an academy, reflecting its commitment to providing an excellent education for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school fosters a nurturing environment where pupils thrive both academically and personally, engaging in various extracurricular activities that contribute to their overall development. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's approach, deeming it a fantastic establishment that promotes a strong sense of community among its students.

Strengths

• Outstanding leadership and vision for excellence.
• Strong focus on reading and oracy development from early years.
• Rich curriculum that supports pupils' academic and personal growth.
• High-quality work produced by enthusiastic and hard-working pupils.
• Positive relationships and a sense of community among students.

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 Rodbourne Cheney Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Rodbourne Cheney 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 Rodbourne Cheney Primary School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 18.5% of pupils at Rodbourne Cheney Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2024–25 Rodbourne Cheney Primary School received £5,980 and spent £5,982 for each of its 253 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £157,000 (£622 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of The White Horse Federation, income was £7,712 and spending £7,474 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Swindon · Swindon local authority: places and applications

Rodbourne Cheney Primary School is part of The White Horse Federation, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Moredon Primary School Swindon
• Haydon Wick Primary School Swindon
• St Luke's Academy Swindon
• Gorse Hill Primary School Swindon
• Drove Primary School Swindon
• Grange Infants' School Swindon
• Grange Junior School Swindon
• Mountford Manor Primary School Swindon
• Tregoze Primary School Swindon
• The Croft Primary School Swindon

What is Rodbourne Cheney Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rodbourne Cheney Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Rodbourne Cheney Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rodbourne Cheney Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Rodbourne Cheney Primary School have?

Rodbourne Cheney Primary School has 249 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rodbourne Cheney Primary School cover?

Rodbourne Cheney Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Rodbourne Cheney Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rodbourne Cheney Primary School?

Rodbourne Cheney Primary School is at Broadway, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 3BN.