What schools serve Swindon?

There are 106 schools in Swindon, Oxfordshire, including Pinewood School, EOTAS Swindon, Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School, Beechcroft Infant School, Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Swindon?

Swindon has 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools. There are also 14 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Swindon?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Swindon, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Swindon schools are set by Oxfordshire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Oxfordshire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Swindon?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Swindon are set by Oxfordshire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Swindon

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Swindon has 106 schools across the borough, with 77 primary and 15 secondary schools administered by Swindon Borough Council. The town has expanded rapidly westward into the Wichelstowe and Tadpole Garden Village developments, creating additional pressure on existing schools and prompting new free schools to open. Families buying in newer estates should confirm which school they are linked to - designated catchment schools for new builds are not always the nearest geographically.

Secondary schools in Swindon include Churchfields Academy, Ridgeway School, and Nova Hreod Academy, with Cirencester's selective Deer Park school accessible to some border postcodes. Swindon Borough Council publishes its composite prospectus each autumn with admissions policies for every school, and the national secondary deadline of 31 October applies. Primary school applications close in mid-January for September entry.

School demand in Swindon

Across the 102 schools in Swindon with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 89%. 20 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

24 schools in Swindon have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

72 of the schools in Swindon are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Oxfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

49 of the schools in Swindon have a current Ofsted rating, of which 41 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Swindon: 12 oversubscribed (77)

Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Swindon · SN4 0NS

Ages 2-11 183 pupils Capacity 244

Beechcroft Infant School

Primary · Community school

Swindon · SN2 7QE

Ages 4-7 222 pupils Capacity 270

Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Community school

Swindon · SN3 1EA

Ages 3-11 383 pupils Capacity 440

Wootton Bassett Infants' School

Primary · Community school

Swindon · SN4 7BS

Ages 4-7 92 pupils Capacity 90

Lawn Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Swindon · SN3 1LE

Ages 2-11 489 pupils Capacity 420

Colebrook Junior School

Primary · Community school

Swindon · SN3 4AS

Ages 7-11 200 pupils Capacity 200

Westrop Primary & Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Swindon · SN6 7DN

Ages 2-11 380 pupils Capacity 495

Longleaze Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Swindon · SN4 8BA

Ages 4-11 248 pupils Capacity 259