Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy
Primary schoolTadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Swindon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 419 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 30 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 45% of pupils at Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Swindon and 62% in England.
9% 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 | 45% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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- Abbey Park SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)330 m
- Uplands SchoolSpecial. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024390 m
- Brimble Hill Special SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), November 2023610 m
- Bridlewood Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Orchid Vale Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Red Oaks Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 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).