William Morris Primary School

William Morris Primary is a newly opened school that has performed well in its first inspection, achieving a 'good' rating overall with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. The school fosters a happy, friendly, and inclusive environment where pupils are excited to learn and show remarkable behaviour. A broad and ambitious curriculum engages pupils, who are well-supported in their learning. Parents praise the school's commitment to their children's education and well-being. While the school excels in many areas, there are some concerns regarding the effectiveness of assessment in a few subjects, hindering student understanding and progression. The school is encouraged to enhance its assessment practices to identify and address learning gaps. Overall, William Morris Primary demonstrates strong relationships within the school community, ensuring pupils’ safety and emotional support, contributing positively to their educational experience.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral provision prioritizing mental health and well-being.
• Exceptional early years provision with engaging activities.
• High-quality phonics teaching supporting early reading.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Supportive cultural awareness development through the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in assessment practices in a few subjects.

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 William Morris Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.2% 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, 0.2% of pupils at William Morris 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 William Morris Primary School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.5% 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, 11.7% of pupils at William Morris Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 William Morris Primary School received £6,677 and spent £6,413 for each of its 410 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £386,000 (£942 per pupil).

Across all 25 schools of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, income was £6,244 and spending £6,337 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

William Morris Primary School is part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is William Morris Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for William Morris Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was William Morris Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

William Morris Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does William Morris Primary School have?

William Morris Primary School has 462 pupils on roll.

What age range does William Morris Primary School cover?

William Morris Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is William Morris Primary School?

William Morris Primary School is at William Morris Way, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2PP.