Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School, Swindon

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School on 6 areas: 3 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have prioritised improving attendance."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion is at the heart of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The personal, social and health education programme has been designed carefully to take account of the school's specific context and the needs of pupils, including disadvantaged pupils."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Many pupils do not achieve well and have gaps in their understanding."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders' work to improve the curriculum has not had a demonstrable impact across all subjects and year groups."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders know that further action is needed to improve the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is fully developed and that effective teaching is embedded across the school so that learning activities and curriculum implementation support pupils to build their knowledge securely across all subjects. • Leaders should ensure that gaps in pupils' learning are addressed and that actions to improve achievement support pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to secure better outcomes and be ready for their next stage of learning. • Leaders and governors should strengthen their systems and processes for strategic oversight and assure themselves that the impact of development work is leading to improvement. • The school should ensure that the pupil premium strategy is implemented consistently and monitored effectively, including through ongoing, high-quality training and support for staff, so that disadvantaged pupils achieve well".

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Swindon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 73% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Swindon, 96% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Swindon lodged 25 appeals against primary school offers; 19 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (10.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School are Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Lift Hazelwood (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 97% maths); Westlea Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 57% reading, 61% maths); and Millbrook Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths).

Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School (as of April 2026): 39% would recommend the school, 62% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (39%).

31.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (47%), Mixed (15%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (26.3%) received SEN support and 3 (1.6%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oliver Tomkins School (e-bound), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School issued 9 suspensions, 4.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School are Lydiard Park Academy (0.6 miles) and The Deanery CofE Academy (1.2 miles).