Drove Primary School, Swindon | The Schools Guide

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Drove Primary School

Drove Road, Swindon SN1 3AH

https://drove-pri.swindon.sch.uk/

Drove Primary School is an academy. It has about 720 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In March 2012 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The White Horse Federation. (Other schools in this trust include Mountford Manor Primary School, Gorse Hill Primary School, The Croft Primary School, Grange Junior School and Grange Infants' School.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Environment and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
0.2		Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
0.3		Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery
0.6		Mountford Manor Primary School
0.6		King William Street Church of England Primary School
0.8		Gorse Hill Primary School
0.9		Lethbridge Primary School
1.0		The Croft Primary School
1.1		Lawn Primary and Nursery School
1.2		OakTree Nursery and Primary School
1.2		Robert Le Kyng Primary School
1.2		Ferndale Primary School & Nursery

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is above average.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very high.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low.

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