Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy

Tadpole Farm C of E Primary Academy has been determined to be a good school overall, showing strengths across various areas including the quality of education, behaviour, and leadership. The school's curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced from Nursery to Year 6, with a strong focus on reading that helps to improve pupils' vocabulary and fluency. Pupils demonstrate high levels of respect and inclusion, benefiting from a nurturing environment that prioritizes their wellbeing and safety. The school also places emphasis on leadership opportunities for students and offers a variety of extra-curricular activities, contributing to a positive school culture.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive school environment
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• Strong emphasis on reading across all year groups
• Pupils demonstrate high levels of respect and compassion
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• High expectations for behaviour lead to a positive atmosphere
• Strong leadership and support from trustees

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment not always used with precision, leading to gaps in knowledge
• Learning not always adapted to deepen understanding for all pupils

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 Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy 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 Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.2% 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, 18.4% of pupils at Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 2023–24 Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy received £5,938 and spent £6,289 for each of its 454 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £52,000 (£115 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, income was £6,027 and spending £7,133 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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Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy is part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• William Morris Primary School Swindon
• Catherine Wayte Primary School Swindon
• Abbey Meads Community Primary School Swindon
• Greenmeadow Primary School Swindon
• St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy Swindon
• Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy Swindon
• Beechcroft Infant School Swindon
• Ferndale Primary School & Nursery Swindon
• Brook Field Primary School Swindon
• Even Swindon Primary School Swindon

What is Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy have?

Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy has 419 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy cover?

Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy?

Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy is at Greene Street, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2QS.