Drove Primary School
Drove Road, Swindon, SN1 3AH
706 pupils · 112% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2024, published 23 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 79 | 79 | 154 | 79 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 72 | 69 | 162 | 70 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 81 | 79 | 186 | 79 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 89 | 96 | 182 | 89 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 84 | 79 | 132 | 83 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 98 | 175 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 70 | 64 | 143 | 69 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 88 | 80 | 180 | 88 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mountford Manor Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- King William Street Church of England Primary School 1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Gorse Hill Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.