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Colebrook Junior School

Primary · Swindon · SN3 4AS

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Good (2015)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2015. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 15 December 2015

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At a glance

199 pupils · 100% of 200 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
15.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
16.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
25% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.colebrook-jun.swindon.sch.uk/
URN
126252

In figures

The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2015. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

50 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
44%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school44%
Median of its 12 closest peers50.5%
Swindon average61.7%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Broomgrove Junior SchoolColchester · 117 miles awayGood47%
Copthorne CofE Junior SchoolCopthorne · 76 miles awayGood63%
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolChessington · 64 miles awayGood47%
Manor Way Primary AcademyHalesowen · 62 miles awayGood87%
Sutton Park Primary SchoolKidderminster · 60 miles awayOutstanding81%
St James Church of England Primary School, HanneyWantage · 15 miles awayGood45%
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary AcademyBury St. Edmunds · 114 miles awayRequires improvement25%
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolCheltenham · 27 miles awayGood62%
Ormskirk Asmall Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 147 miles awayGood38%
Buxton Primary SchoolNorwich · 153 miles awayOutstanding (2017)48%
Thorpe Primary SchoolWakefield · 150 miles awayGood67%
Brackley Church of England Junior SchoolBRACKLEY · 41 miles awayNeeds attention53%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 71% (Swindon 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 8% (Swindon 8%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Swindon 4%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Swindon 12%, England 4%) · Black African 2% (Swindon 6%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Swindon 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Swindon 2%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Swindon 2%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Swindon 3%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Swindon 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Swindon 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Swindon 2%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Swindon 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Swindon: 1.63 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

73% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 27% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

27.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 24.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,308; 27.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£5,929
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 7% (3%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £672,376; in-year balance +£97,202

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work31.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health47%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74.7%62.3%
Social housing9.9%17.1%
Privately rented15.2%20.5%
Detached houses8.1%22.9%
Flats19.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015481 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£300,000492 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£260,000–£341,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (56)£369,500
Semi-detached (270)£310,000
Terraced (122)£274,000
Flat (44)£144,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
17an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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