Haydon Wick Primary School, Swindon
Haydon Wick Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Swindon, part of The White Horse Federation. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 45th-highest of the 65 schools in Swindon with published results, and 11,035th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Haydon Wick Primary School in detail
Haydon Wick Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, basketball, cross-country, choir and sewing.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Haydon Wick Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 58% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Swindon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 60% in maths).
Getting a place at Haydon Wick Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Haydon Wick Primary School as their first choice and 138 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Haydon Wick Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Haydon Wick Primary School are Haydonleigh Primary School (0.3 miles, 87% reading, 79% maths); Moredon Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Rodbourne Cheney Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 90% maths); and Catherine Wayte Primary School (0.5 miles, 78% reading, 78% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Haydon Wick Primary School.
Haydonleigh Primary SchoolMoredon Primary SchoolRodbourne Cheney Primary SchoolCatherine Wayte Primary School
The trust
Haydon Wick Primary 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
10.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 30 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 4 (1.5%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Brow (s-bound), 190 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Haydon Wick Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Haydon Wick Primary School are Nova Hreod Academy (0.7 miles), Swindon Academy (1 mile), Abbey Park School (1.1 miles) and Great Western Academy (1.8 miles).
Nova Hreod AcademySwindon AcademyAbbey Park SchoolGreat Western Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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); 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 · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils thrive at Haydon Wick Primary. Expectations for all pupils are high. As a result, pupils attend regularly and are eager to learn. Pupils are rightly proud of their school. There is a strong sense of community, which pupils value.
The values of respect, resilience and responsibility underpin the school's ethos and are threaded through the curriculum and life at the school. As a result, pupils' behaviour and attitudes strongly reflect the school's values. Pupils are adamant that everyone is treated equally and fairly. Pupils have a firm belief that discrimination should not be tolerated. Pupils, including the youngest children in early years, demonstrate high levels of respect for one another and for adults. They are mindful of others' well-being. As a result, the school environment is positive and welcoming.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is unwavering in its ambition for all pupils to succeed. The trust, school leaders, staff and governors share in this vision. The school sets high expectations for all pupils and supports them to flourish. The well-designed curriculum sets out the precise knowledge that pupils need to learn. Pupils build their knowledge exceptionally well. They produce high-quality work. The school's high ambition ensures that pupils receive an outstanding education that equips them well for the future.
Haydon Wick is a highly inclusive school. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are accurately identified and achieve well. Teachers successfully adapt learning to support pupils' needs and use additional resources very effectively. As a result, all pupils progress extremely well through the intended curriculum.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
10.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 73% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 58% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
8
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Haydon Wick Primary School
TWHF gifts educational book bag to new reception pupils
27 Jul 2026
TWHF Primary Sporting Excellence 2026
16 Jul 2026
A Proactive Approach to Allergy Management
30 Jun 2026
Changes to Free School Meals Guidance
12 Jun 2026
TWHF Shortlisted for Two Awards at ‘The Oscars of Education’
8 May 2026
National Primary Offer Day 2026
16 Apr 2026
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Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Haydon Wick Primary School.
- The Big Adventure Club Ltd (Haydonleigh school)460m away · Not yet graded
- The Nursery of Narnia and out of school club (Moredon)470m away · Ofsted: Good
- Just for Fun Holiday Club740m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Haydon Wick Primary 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 Haydon Wick Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Haydon Wick 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
268 pupils
280 places
12 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
30
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
13.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
261
Total Pupils
116
Boys
145
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
20.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,265
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,995
Per pupil
£1446k
Total funding
£44k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.8%
Overall absence
13.7%
Persistent absence
241
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
Haydon Wick Primary School
Questions parents ask about Haydon Wick Primary School
What are SATs results like at Haydon Wick Primary School?
Of the pupils at Haydon Wick Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 58% did so in maths.
What is Haydon Wick Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Haydon Wick Primary School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Haydon Wick Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Haydon Wick 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 Haydon Wick Primary School?
Haydon Wick Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Haydon Wick Primary School?
Classes at Haydon Wick Primary School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Haydon Wick Primary School?
Haydon Wick Primary School has around 261 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Haydon Wick Primary School?
5.8% of sessions were missed at Haydon Wick Primary School in 2024/25. 13.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Haydon Wick Primary School?
Apply through Swindon's coordinated admissions process, naming Haydon Wick 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 Haydon Wick Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Haydon Wick Primary School: The Big Adventure Club Ltd (Haydonleigh school) (460m away, registered, not yet graded), The Nursery of Narnia and out of school club (Moredon) (470m away, rated Good by Ofsted) and Just for Fun Holiday Club (740m 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 Haydon Wick Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Haydon Wick Primary School?
Haydon Wick Primary School is at The Brow, Haydon Wick, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 1HT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)