Badbury Park Primary School, Swindon
Badbury Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Swindon, part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2024. It was 69% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Swindon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Badbury Park Primary School in detail
Badbury Park Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Badbury Park Primary School is part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust which consists of many schools across Swindon. We opened in September 2019 with our first Reception class of 15 children on a temporary site before moving to our beautiful new building in November 2021."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4.50 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Badbury Park Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Badbury Park Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Badbury Park Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Badbury Park Primary School are Liden Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 66% maths); Oaktree Nursery and Primary School (1 mile, 50% reading, 52% maths); Lawn Primary and Nursery School (1.1 miles); and Lawn Primary and Nursery School (1.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths).
Liden AcademyOaktree Nursery and Primary SchoolLawn Primary and Nursery SchoolLawn Primary and Nursery School
The trust
Badbury Park Primary School is one of 27 schools run by The Blue Kite Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
9.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 47.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Asian (27%) and Black (10%).
In 2026, 50 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 12 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lordswood (sw-bound), 270 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 73 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Swindon (132).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Badbury Park Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
9.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
29.4
KS2
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Badbury Park Primary School
School newsletter 25.09.26
25 Sep 2026
School newsletter 11.09.26
11 Sep 2026
School newsletter 17.07.26
17 Jul 2026
School newsletter 03.07.26
3 Jul 2026
School newsletter 12.06.26
12 Jun 2026
School newsletter 22.05.26
22 May 2026
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Social & online
Keep up with Badbury Park Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Badbury Park Primary School.
- The Big Adventure Club Ltd Badbury ParkAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Badbury Park Primary School is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Swindon's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Badbury Park Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Badbury Park Primary School is in Swindon; for families living there:
- Swindon's school travel policy: School travel support
- How to apply: Apply for school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Swindon is 15.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Badbury Park Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
289 pupils
420 places
131 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Swindon
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Swindon
Across Swindon council
Places available
3,059
Applications
2,416
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across Swindon council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
50
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
15.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
397
Total Pupils
198
Boys
199
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
22.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,353
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,044
Per pupil
£1859k
Total funding
£48k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
7.8%
Persistent absence
245
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Badbury Park Primary School
Questions parents ask about Badbury Park Primary School
What is Badbury Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Badbury Park Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024.
What is the catchment area for Badbury Park Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Badbury Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Swindon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Badbury Park Primary School?
Badbury Park Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 69% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Badbury Park Primary School?
Classes at Badbury Park Primary School average 28.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Badbury Park Primary School?
Badbury Park Primary School has around 397 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Badbury Park Primary School?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Badbury Park Primary School in 2024/25. 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Badbury Park Primary School?
Apply through Swindon's coordinated admissions process, naming Badbury Park Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Badbury Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: The Big Adventure Club Ltd Badbury Park (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Badbury Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Swindon is 15.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Badbury Park Primary School?
Badbury Park Primary School is at Rainscombe Road, Coate, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6ER.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)