Grange Infants' School, Swindon
Grange Infants' School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 7 in Swindon, part of The White Horse Federation. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. It was 67% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Swindon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Grange Infants' School in detail
Grange Infants' School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, choir and Lego.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 9am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Swindon
Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Grange Infants' School
For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Grange Infants' School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Grange Infants' School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Grange Infants' School are Grange Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 70% maths); Ruskin Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 84% maths); and Beechcroft Infant School (0.9 miles).
Grange Junior SchoolRuskin Junior SchoolSt Catherine's Catholic Primary School, SwindonBeechcroft Infant School
The trust
Grange Infants' School is one of 30 schools run by The White Horse Federation, 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
11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%), Mixed (9%) and Black (5%).
In 2026, 11 pupils (6.3%) received SEN support and 3 (1.7%) 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 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Crown (nw-bound), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 78 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Swindon (132).
Suspensions and exclusions
Grange Infants' School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
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 June 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
11.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.9
Avg class size
24.9
Infant (KS1)
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Grange Infants' School
Year 2 Ukulele Lessons
30 Sep 2026
Teddy Bears’ Picnic
24 Sep 2026
A Wonderful Creative Start to the Year!
23 Sep 2026
Sneak Peek of our EYFS Learning Environment!
27 Aug 2026
TWHF gifts educational book bag to new reception pupils
27 Jul 2026
Outstanding Outcomes at Grange Infant and Junior School!
22 Jul 2026
From Grange Infants' School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Grange Infants' School.
- Just for Fun Holiday Club650m away · Not yet graded
- SJR Sports680m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Grange Infants' School is an academy, 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 Grange Infants' School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Grange Infants' 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
- 35
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 28 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Grange Infants' School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
182 pupils
270 places
88 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
11
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
8.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
174
Total Pupils
89
Boys
85
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
15.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,015
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,197
Per pupil
£1077k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
136
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
Grange Infants' School
Questions parents ask about Grange Infants' School
What is Grange Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
Grange Infants' School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Grange Infants' School?
No fixed boundary. When Grange Infants' 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 Grange Infants' School?
Grange Infants' School was not full in 2025: it ran at 67% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Grange Infants' School?
Classes at Grange Infants' School average 24.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Grange Infants' School?
Grange Infants' School has around 174 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Grange Infants' School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Grange Infants' School in 2024/25. 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Grange Infants' School?
Apply through Swindon's coordinated admissions process, naming Grange Infants' 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 Grange Infants' School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Grange Infants' School: Just for Fun Holiday Club (650m away, registered, not yet graded) and SJR Sports (680m away, 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 Grange Infants' School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 28 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 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 Grange Infants' School?
Grange Infants' School is at Delamere Drive, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4XE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)