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Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School

Primary · Swindon · SN5 8LW

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Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Needs attentionEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 6 January 2026 · report published 1 March 2026

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At a glance

190 pupils · 79% of 239 capacity

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
23.2% of pupils
English as additional language
31.9% of pupils
SEN support
13.2% of pupils
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils
Website
www.olivertomkinsschools.co.uk/
URN
126440

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.1%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.8%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,096
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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