Eastrop Infant School, Swindon

Ofsted's report card from its 15 September 2026 inspection grades Eastrop Infant School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Children get off to a flying start in the early years classes."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Most pupils attend well and benefit from the school's calm, nurturing environment."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and strategic oversight of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children make a positive start to their education in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify pupils' needs quickly and accurately."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those within the trust, know the school well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has a well-planned personal development programme that is rooted in the school's values, which include respect, awareness and friendship."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that checks of how well pupils secure key knowledge across subjects enable teaching to quickly close any gaps, so that all pupils consistently build this knowledge over time"; "Leaders should ensure that their analysis of attendance patterns for vulnerable pupils is more precise, ensuring that their actions reduce absence for pupils where this remains a concern".

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Eastrop Infant School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Eastrop Infant School are Southfield Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 82% maths); Westrop Primary & Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); South Marston Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 60% reading, 60% maths); and Shrivenham Church of England School (2.8 miles, Good, 60% reading, 64% maths).

Eastrop Infant School is one of 9 schools run by Grove Learning Trust, an academy trust.

8.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 6 pupils (4.4%) received SEN support and 3 (2.2%) 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 autism.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Eastrop Infant School.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brewery Street (sw-bound), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 34 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).

In 2024/25, Eastrop Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.