Drove Primary School (Swindon) data

Drove Primary School is located in Swindon and falls under the local authority of Swindon. This mixed-sex primary school has 723 pupils, with a capacity of 630, aged from three up to eleven, and the type of establishment is academy converter. The school has 152 teachers with each teacher on average earning the full-time equivalent of £35,130. The most recend Ofsted inspection was 13^th March 2012 resulting in an outstanding rating.

Drove Primary School contact details

Address	Drove Primary School Drove Road Swindon Wiltshire SN1 3AH
Website	https://drove-pri.swindon.sch.uk/
Principal	Mrs Bryony Bardwell

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About Drove Primary School

Phase of Education	Primary
Type of Establishment	Academy converter
Admissions Policy	Not applicable
Statutory Low Age	3
Statutory High Age	11
Boarders	No boarders
Official Sixth Form	Does not have a sixth form
Gender	Mixed
Religious Character	Does not apply
Diocese	Not applicable
Special Classes	No Special Classes

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Pupils

Census Date	19^th January 2023
School Capacity	630
Number of Pupils	723	115% capacity
Number of Boys	356	49%
Number of Girls	367	51%
Free School Meals (%)	13.90%

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Where is Drove Primary School?

Street Address	Drove Road
Town	Swindon
County	Wiltshire
Postcode	SN1 3AH
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Drove Primary School on a map

Drove Primary School map (SN1 3AH) - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Ofsted

LAESTAB	8662002
Ofsted Region	South West

Drove Primary School Ofsted Report

This table compares the Drove Primary School Ofsted reports from 13^th March 2012 (ITS381366) and 14^th July 2009 (ITS328615).

Inspection number	ITS381366	ITS328615
Inspection type	S5 Inspection
Inspection type grouping	S5 Inspection
Event type grouping	Schools - S5
Inspection start date	13^th March 2012	14^th July 2009
Inspection end date	14^th March 2012	15^th July 2009
Publication date	18^th April 2012	8^th September 2009
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management	Outstanding	Good
Early years provision (where applicable)	Does Not Apply	Good

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Ofsted Special Measures	Not applicable

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Teachers at Drove Primary School

Total Number of Teachers	152
Total Number of Teachers (Full-Time Equivalent)	130.7
Total Number of Teaching Assistants	242
Total Number of Teaching Assistants (Full-Time Equivalent)	114
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff	59
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)	44.3
Pupil:Teacher Ratio	5.2
Mean Gross Full-Time Equivalent Salary of All Teachers	£35,130

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Drove Primary School administrative data

Establishment Name	Drove Primary School
Establishment Number	2002
Unique Reference Number	138309
Local Authority	Swindon
Local Authority Code	866
Previous Local Authority Code	999
Government Statistical Service Local Authority Code	E06000030
Government Office Region	South West
District	Swindon
District Code	E06000030
Ward	Eastcott
Parliamentary Constituency	South Swindon
Urban/Rural Description	(England/Wales) Urban city and town
Middle Super Output Area	Swindon 017
Lower Super Output Area	Swindon 017B

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Drove Primary School history

Establishment Status	Open
Last Changed Date	11^th January 2024
Reason Establishment Opened	Academy Converter
Open Date	1^st July 2012

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Pupil Referral Unit

Teenage Mothers	Not applicable
Child Care Facilities	Not applicable
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Provision in Primary Care Unit	Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Provides for Educational and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)	Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Offers Tuition by Another Provider	Not applicable

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Special Educational Needs

Section 41 Approved	Not applicable

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Trust

Trust flag	Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trust	THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
School Sponsor flag	Linked to a sponsor
School Sponsor	The White Horse Federation

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Federation

Federation flag	Not applicable

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Further Education/Higher Education

UK Provider Reference Number	10037762
Further Education Type	Not applicable

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Drove Primary School geodata

Easting	415922
Northing	184726
Latitude	51.56119
Longitude	-1.77171

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Nearest schools to Drove Primary School

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Queens Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AR	Primary	370m
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery Southview Avenue, Old Walcot, Swindon, SN3 1EA	Primary	487m
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Groundwell Road, Swindon, SN1 2LU	Primary	587m
St Joseph's Catholic College Ocotal Way, Swindon, SN3 3LR	Secondary	686m
Lawn Manor Academy Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER	Secondary	914m
Mountford Manor Primary School Bothwell Road, Walcot, Swindon, SN3 3EZ	Primary	966m
King William Street Church of England Primary School King William Street, Swindon, SN1 3LB	Primary	998m
New College Swindon New College Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AH	16 plus	1km
Gorse Hill Primary School Avening Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8BZ	Primary	1.3km
Lethbridge Primary School Lethbridge Road, Swindon, SN1 4BY	Primary	1.3km

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