Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolLainesmead Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Swindon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 347 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 May 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 35% of pupils at Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Swindon and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lawn Manor AcademySecondary. Good (overall), July 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)430 m
- Drove Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- New College SwindonSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file620 m
- St Joseph's Catholic CollegeSecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)760 m
- Mountford Manor Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Swindon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).