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Outstanding
Academy
Drove Primary School
Nursery
Primary
Drove Road, Swindon, SN13AH
017 9381 8608


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
3 - 11
PUPILS
743

Drove Primary School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 3 and 11 and has a capacity of 630. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 14 Mar 2012.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.


PUPIL MIX
372 boys and 371 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
18.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
5.8%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
79.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
2.9%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
15.9%
EHC PLAN
1.7%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
72%
Local Authority
62%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
10%
Local Authority
9%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Above Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 104 104 104
Maths 107 105 105




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

14 Mar 2012

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -
Early years provision Does not apply




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 143
Of which first preference applications 64
Of which second preference applications 42
Of which third preference applications 37
Total offers made 70
Of which first preference offers 64
Of which second preference offers 5
Of which third preference offers 0




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
9
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
2
PROPERTY
£195,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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