St Sampson's Church of England Primary School, Swindon
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Sampson's excels at creating a warm, inclusive environment where all pupils feel they belong and thrive. The school goes beyond academics to develop well-rounded children through enriching experiences like theatre trips, community service, and cultural learning. Teachers and leaders work as a team to support pupils' wellbeing while maintaining high expectations for behaviour and attendance.
Key Strengths
- Excellent attendance and behaviour - leaders work tenaciously with families to improve attendance, and pupils show respectful, sensible behaviour
- Strong personal development programme - pupils engage deeply with ethics, cultural diversity, and community service through theatre trips, visits to Stonehenge, and volunteering
- Effective early years provision - children quickly grasp routines and make immediate progress in reading, writing and communication
- Inclusive approach to SEND and disadvantaged pupils - leaders identify needs quickly and provide tailored support strategies
- Positive school culture - pupils feel safe and develop strong sense of belonging with compassionate staff
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers sometimes miss misconceptions in written work, particularly with handwriting and letter formation, leading to repeated errors
- Achievement gaps for disadvantaged pupils - while they make suitable progress, they do not attain as well as they could in some areas
- Need to further develop teacher expertise in identifying and addressing pupil misconceptions across the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Theatre trips, steel drums sessions, school clubs, play leader roles, leading lights community roles including serving meals to elderly and working with local foodbank
St Sampson's Church of England Primary School is a strong performing school where pupils thrive in a safe, inclusive environment with excellent behaviour and attendance. Leaders have created an ambitious curriculum that develops pupils academically and personally.
At a Glance
16.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 67%. Maths has remained stable at around 76%. Writing has remained stable at around 69%.
Class Sizes
25.9
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
11
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
282 pupils
420 capacity
138 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Swindon
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Swindon
Admissions Demand - Wiltshire
Places available
6,311
Applications
4,449
Got 1st preference
95.2%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Wiltshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.36644%
Overall absence
10.86142%
Persistent absence
267
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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