What did Ofsted judge Badbury Park Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Badbury Park Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Badbury Park Primary School?

Badbury Park Primary School has 397 pupils on roll.

What ages does Badbury Park Primary School take?

Badbury Park Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Badbury Park Primary School located?

Badbury Park Primary School is located in Swindon, SN3 6ER, Swindon.

How do I apply to Badbury Park Primary School?

Badbury Park Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Badbury Park Primary School?

When Badbury Park Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child or a child that was Previously looked after within and outside England but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). And those that have been in state care outside of England; 2. Sibling — Any child who has a sibling attending the school at the time of admission and in the case of Colebrook Infant school any sibling attending Colebrook Junior School; 3. Faith criteria (selected CE schools only) — For St Leonards, Christian Malford, Seagry, Somerford's Walter Powell, Sutton Benger and St Peters – places will be allocated on a faith-based criteria (see appendix 1), and 1 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In all cases where schools are oversubscribed, distance measured as a straight line will be used to prioritise applications within the over-subscription criteria. If the direct distance does not separate applicants, places will be offered by random allocation. The random process will be repeated and any previous random order will be discarded.

What is the largest ethnic background at Badbury Park Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46.1% of pupils at Badbury Park Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Badbury Park Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How places are decided at Badbury Park Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child or a child that was Previously looked after within and outside England but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). And those that have been in state care outside of England.
2Sibling — Any child who has a sibling attending the school at the time of admission and in the case of Colebrook Infant school any sibling attending Colebrook Junior School.
3Faith criteria (selected CE schools only) — For St Leonards, Christian Malford, Seagry, Somerford's Walter Powell, Sutton Benger and St Peters – places will be allocated on a faith-based criteria (see appendix 1).
4Distance — The remaining spaces will be allocated to all other applicants and those who don't fall into the above categories, with priority given to those who live closest to the school. Distances supplied by the Local Authority will be used. The distance between the applicant's home and school is taken as a straight line between the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) address point of the applicant's home address and of the school address with those living closest to school receiving higher priority.

If two applications tie: In all cases where schools are oversubscribed, distance measured as a straight line will be used to prioritise applications within the over-subscription criteria. If the direct distance does not separate applicants, places will be offered by random allocation. The random process will be repeated and any previous random order will be discarded.

This is a trust-level policy covering 25 schools with individual PANs listed in the document. Non-church schools follow criteria 1, 2 and 4 only. Six named CE schools also apply criterion 3 (faith). Colebrook Infant Academy pupils must apply separately for junior school; nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Multiple births may be admitted over PAN.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Badbury Park Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Badbury Park Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Badbury Park Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Badbury Park Primary School?: Badbury Park Primary School has 397 pupils on roll.
What ages does Badbury Park Primary School take?: Badbury Park Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Badbury Park Primary School located?: Badbury Park Primary School is located in Swindon, SN3 6ER, Swindon.
How do I apply to Badbury Park Primary School?: Badbury Park Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Badbury Park Primary School?: When Badbury Park Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child or a child that was Previously looked after within and outside England but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). And those that have been in state care outside of England; 2. Sibling — Any child who has a sibling attending the school at the time of admission and in the case of Colebrook Infant school any sibling attending Colebrook Junior School; 3. Faith criteria (selected CE schools only) — For St Leonards, Christian Malford, Seagry, Somerford's Walter Powell, Sutton Benger and St Peters – places will be allocated on a faith-based criteria (see appendix 1), and 1 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In all cases where schools are oversubscribed, distance measured as a straight line will be used to prioritise applications within the over-subscription criteria. If the direct distance does not separate applicants, places will be offered by random allocation. The random process will be repeated and any previous random order will be discarded.
What is the largest ethnic background at Badbury Park Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46.1% of pupils at Badbury Park Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Badbury Park Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child or a child that was Previously looked after within and outside England but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). And those that have been in state care outside of England.
2Sibling — Any child who has a sibling attending the school at the time of admission and in the case of Colebrook Infant school any sibling attending Colebrook Junior School.
3Faith criteria (selected CE schools only) — For St Leonards, Christian Malford, Seagry, Somerford's Walter Powell, Sutton Benger and St Peters – places will be allocated on a faith-based criteria (see appendix 1).
4Distance — The remaining spaces will be allocated to all other applicants and those who don't fall into the above categories, with priority given to those who live closest to the school. Distances supplied by the Local Authority will be used. The distance between the applicant's home and school is taken as a straight line between the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) address point of the applicant's home address and of the school address with those living closest to school receiving higher priority.

Badbury Park Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Badbury Park Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Badbury Park Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Badbury Park Primary School?: Badbury Park Primary School has 397 pupils on roll.
What ages does Badbury Park Primary School take?: Badbury Park Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Badbury Park Primary School located?: Badbury Park Primary School is located in Swindon, SN3 6ER, Swindon.
How do I apply to Badbury Park Primary School?: Badbury Park Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Badbury Park Primary School?: When Badbury Park Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child or a child that was Previously looked after within and outside England but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order). And those that have been in state care outside of England; 2. Sibling — Any child who has a sibling attending the school at the time of admission and in the case of Colebrook Infant school any sibling attending Colebrook Junior School; 3. Faith criteria (selected CE schools only) — For St Leonards, Christian Malford, Seagry, Somerford's Walter Powell, Sutton Benger and St Peters – places will be allocated on a faith-based criteria (see appendix 1), and 1 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In all cases where schools are oversubscribed, distance measured as a straight line will be used to prioritise applications within the over-subscription criteria. If the direct distance does not separate applicants, places will be offered by random allocation. The random process will be repeated and any previous random order will be discarded.
What is the largest ethnic background at Badbury Park Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46.1% of pupils at Badbury Park Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Separately-registered childcare operating at this school's site, each with its own Ofsted record.

The Big Adventure Club Ltd Badbury Park

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Pupils here are given admissions priority at these schools.

Lawn Manor Academy

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