Lift East Wichel
Ofsted: Outstanding
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Swindon, SN1 7AG
- Distance
- 0.0km away
East Wichel Primary School & Nursery
Staldon Road, East Wichel, Swindon, SN1 7AG
Ofsted: Outstanding
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
School history and successor
Closed on 31 March 2026 and continues as Lift East Wichel (URN 152303) (opened 1 April 2026). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 64.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 8.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 64.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 89.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 82.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 61
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 482
- Boys
- 261 (54%)
- Girls
- 218 (46%)
- Capacity
- 420 (114% full)
- SEND
- 14.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.7%
- EAL
- 36.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 12.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 28.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,338/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 53.1%
- Asian Indian: 14.1%
- White Other: 8.4%
- Mixed Other: 6.2%
- Black African: 5.7%
- Asian Other: 3.2%
- Black Other: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
53.1%
White British
14.1%
Asian Indian
8.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Staldon Road
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136068
- UKPRN
- 10070305
- Establishment No.
- 2012
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