Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
About the school
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery is an open primary school in Swindon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 July 2024
- Published
- 17 September 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 68%
- Swindon
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Swindon
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 75%
- Swindon
- 73%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Swindon
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Swindon
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 81%
- Swindon
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 21%
- Swindon
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Swindon
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Swindon
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Swindon
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Swindon
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
444
Girls
48.65%
Boys
51.35%
SEN support
14.86%
Education, health and care plan
3.15%
English as an additional language
43.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.25%
Overall absence
4.99
Persistent absence
13.33