Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
Ofsted: Good
Score
B74
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Swindon, SN2 1NX
- Distance
- 0.3km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Bessemer Road East, Swindon, SN2 1PE
Local ranking6th of 65 primary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
410
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 70.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 15.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 78.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 60
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 409
- Boys
- 204 (50%)
- Girls
- 205 (50%)
- Capacity
- 410 (100% full)
- SEND
- 13.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.3%
- EAL
- 25.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 10.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 25.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,215/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 10.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Indian: 33.8%
- White British: 31.1%
- Black African: 13.0%
- White Other: 10.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.2%
- Asian Other: 2.7%
- Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
33.8%
Asian Indian
31.1%
White British
13.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bessemer Road East
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 137147
- UKPRN
- 10034613
- Establishment No.
- 5220
- Trust
- ST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL (ACADEMY TRUST), SWINDON
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