Wroughton Infant School, Swindon
Wroughton Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Swindon, part of Grove Learning Trust. It was 68% full in 2025.
- 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
Wroughton Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Wroughton Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Wroughton Infant School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Wroughton Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wroughton Infant School are Wroughton Junior School (0.6 miles, 80% reading, 79% maths); East Wichel Primary School & Nursery (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 89% maths); Lift East Wichel (1.4 miles); and Kingfisher CE Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement).
Wroughton Junior SchoolEast Wichel Primary School & NurseryLift East WichelKingfisher CE Academy
The trust
Wroughton Infant School is one of 9 schools run by Grove Learning Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
44 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wroughton Infant School (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).
Who goes there
10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 13 pupils (6.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Infants School (se-bound), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 23 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).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wroughton Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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 · 2 years agoOverall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Wroughton Infant School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in February 2022. Before that, as Wroughton Infant School (URN 126237), it was rated Good in October 2019.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will be part of a caring, happy school where staff build strong relationships and support every child's wellbeing. The school excels at teaching reading through expert phonics instruction and brings learning to life through real experiences like educational visits and hands-on activities. Children thrive in an environment where good behavior is expected and rewarded in lessons, though the school is working to maintain these high standards throughout the whole school day.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils, with effective pastoral support helping children settle well
- Well-organized reading curriculum with expert phonics teaching that helps all pupils develop fluency and confidence
- Clear, logical curriculum design that builds knowledge progressively from Reception through Year 2
- Meaningful learning experiences such as visits to historical places and hands-on science exploration
- High expectations of pupil behavior in classrooms with pupils working hard and engaging well
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment in foundation subjects is not effective enough, leaving some pupils with gaps in their knowledge
- Behavior expectations are not applied consistently during less structured times of the day, affecting pupils' readiness to learn
- Pupils' recall of earlier learning is sometimes not secure
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, school councillor roles, play leader activities, Wroughton Carnival participation
Wroughton Infant School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. Pupils are happy, safe, and proud to belong to the school community.
At a Glance
10.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
44 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Wroughton Infant School
Term dates
Wroughton Infant 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 Wroughton Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wroughton Infant 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
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
2 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
68%
Available places
184 pupils
270 places
86 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
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
13
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
8.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
191
Total Pupils
97
Boys
94
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,123
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,363
Per pupil
£1100k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
11.0%
Persistent absence
127
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
Wroughton Infant School
Questions parents ask about Wroughton Infant School
What is Wroughton Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Wroughton Infant School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in February 2022. Before that, as Wroughton Infant School (URN 126237), it was rated Good in October 2019.
What is the catchment area for Wroughton Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Wroughton Infant 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 Wroughton Infant School?
Wroughton Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 68% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Wroughton Infant School?
Classes at Wroughton Infant School average 27 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wroughton Infant School?
Wroughton Infant School has around 191 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wroughton Infant School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Wroughton Infant School in 2024/25. 11% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wroughton Infant School?
Apply through Swindon's coordinated admissions process, naming Wroughton Infant 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.
How many road collisions happen near Wroughton Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 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 Wroughton Infant School?
Wroughton Infant School is at Wharf Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9LE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)