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School admissions in Swindon

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

70 schools. 13 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
The Croft Primary SchoolSwindon1.55600.754 miles 2026
South Marston Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon1.38160.536 miles 2026
Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon1.2730not published
Rodbourne Cheney Primary SchoolSwindon1.20300.4 miles 2026
Westrop Primary & Nursery SchoolSwindon1.16450.848 miles 2026
Lift HazelwoodSwindon1.13300.285 miles 2026
Haydon Wick Primary SchoolSwindon1.12401.007 miles 2026
Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary SchoolSwindon1.1030not published
William Morris Primary SchoolSwindon1.08601.064 miles 2026
Ridgeway Farm CofE AcademySwindon1.0730not published
Brook Field Primary SchoolSwindon1.05602.048 miles 2026
Haydonleigh Primary SchoolSwindon1.03601.49 miles 2026
Westlea Primary SchoolSwindon1.03300.518 miles 2026
Broad Hinton Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon1.0013not published
Broad Town Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon1.008not published
Colebrook Infant AcademySwindon1.00401.315 miles 2025
Drove Primary SchoolSwindon1.0079not published
Eldene Nursery and Primary SchoolSwindon1.0024not published
Gorse Hill Primary SchoolSwindon1.0042not published
Grange Infants' SchoolSwindon1.00600.808 miles 2026
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolSwindon1.0028not published
Liden AcademySwindon1.0038not published
Longleaze Primary SchoolSwindon1.0027not published
Mountford Manor Primary SchoolSwindon1.00210.884 miles 2025
Nythe Primary SchoolSwindon1.00131.784 miles 2022
Oaktree Nursery and Primary SchoolSwindon1.0033not published
Orchid Vale Primary SchoolSwindon1.0032not published
Peatmoor Community Primary SchoolSwindon1.00301.242 miles 2026
Red Oaks Primary SchoolSwindon1.00371.129 miles 2024
St Francis CofE Primary SchoolSwindon1.00450.93 miles 2023
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary AcademySwindon1.0034not published
Tregoze Primary SchoolSwindon1.00240.444 miles 2024
Wanborough Primary SchoolSwindon1.00302.152 miles 2026
Wootton Bassett Infants' SchoolSwindon1.0017not published
Even Swindon Primary SchoolSwindon0.99681.428 miles 2025
Goddard Park Community Primary SchoolSwindon0.9968not published
Swindon AcademySwindon0.9866not published
Wroughton Infant SchoolSwindon0.98603.24 miles 2026
Oakhurst Community Primary SchoolSwindon0.9846not published
Millbrook Primary SchoolSwindon0.98420.449 miles 2025
Ferndale Primary School & NurserySwindon0.9841not published
Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolSwindon0.9739not published
Beechcroft Infant SchoolSwindon0.9767not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSwindon0.9732not published
Bridlewood Primary SchoolSwindon0.97290.613 miles 2024
Robert Le Kyng Primary SchoolSwindon0.97581.077 miles 2026
Seven Fields Primary SchoolSwindon0.9627not published
Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolSwindon0.9625not published
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, SwindonSwindon0.9623not published
St Sampson's Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon0.9522not published
Covingham Park Primary SchoolSwindon0.9542not published
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, PurtonSwindon0.9540not published
Badbury Park Primary SchoolSwindon0.95583.149 miles 2025
Lainesmead Primary School and NurserySwindon0.94360.695 miles 2025
Moredon Primary SchoolSwindon0.9434not published
Abbey Meads Community Primary SchoolSwindon0.9344not published
Shrivenham Church of England SchoolSwindon0.9237not published
King William Street Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon0.92240.742 miles 2023
Catherine Wayte Primary SchoolSwindon0.9135not published
Greenmeadow Primary SchoolSwindon0.9021not published
Bishopstone Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon0.899not published
Eastrop Infant SchoolSwindon0.8935not published
Chiseldon Primary & Nursery SchoolSwindon0.8816not published
Shaw Ridge Primary SchoolSwindon0.87452.596 miles 2025
Lawn Primary and Nursery SchoolSwindon0.86491.411 miles 2023
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolSwindon0.8628not published
Lethbridge Primary SchoolSwindon0.84680.69 miles 2025
Kingfisher CE AcademySwindon0.8318not published
Abbey Farm Educate Together PrimarySwindon0.8335not published
St Leonard's Church of England Primary AcademySwindon0.7713not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

15 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Abbey Park SchoolSwindon1.262400.936 miles 2025
Swindon AcademySwindon1.122001.273 miles 2026
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeSwindon1.11270not published
The Dorcan AcademySwindon1.101700.895 miles 2025
Kingsdown SchoolSwindon1.022321.032 miles 2026
The Commonweal SchoolSwindon1.012324.152 miles 2026
Lawn Manor AcademySwindon0.99200not published
Royal Wootton Bassett AcademySwindon0.97230not published
Lydiard Park AcademySwindon0.952324.747 miles 2026
Bradon Forest SchoolSwindon0.94174not published
Highworth Warneford SchoolSwindon0.931405.186 miles 2025
St Joseph's Catholic CollegeSwindon0.93256not published
Great Western AcademySwindon0.901801.783 miles 2026
Nova Hreod AcademySwindon0.67228not published
The Deanery CofE AcademySwindon0.44104not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.