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Ferndale Primary School & Nursery

Primary Academy school in swindon SN2 1NX

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  • School Reference Number: 142546
  • Address: Wiltshire Avenue, Wiltshire Avenue, swindon SN2 1NX
  • Head Teacher: Mrs Beccy Nolan
  • Telephone: 01793 332425
  • Website: ferndaleprimaryschool.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The Blue Kite Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 500
  • Local Education Authority: Swindon
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: February 2016* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 30/01/2014

Rating published on 28/02/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
9 July 2024 18 September 2024 School inspection
30 January 2019 26 February 2019 Short inspection
6 February 2016 6 February 2016 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number142546
Local Authority Code866
Local Authority NameSwindon
Establishment Number3466
School / College NameFerndale Primary School & Nursery
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-02-2016
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low2
Age range High11
Boarders Code0
BoardersNot applicable
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity500
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils460
Number of Boys237
Number of Girls223
Percentage Free School Meals16.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16016
Academy trust or TrustTHE BLUE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Blue Kite Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10055187
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date14-01-2025
StreetWiltshire Avenue
Locality
Address3Wiltshire Avenue
Townswindon
County (name)Wiltshire
PostcodeSN2 1NX
Websitewww.ferndaleprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone01793332425
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameBeccy
Headteacher/Principal last nameNolan
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead Teacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000030
DistrictSwindon
Ward CodeE05008967
WardRodbourne Cheney
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001536
Parliamentary ConstituencySwindon North
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000030
Easting414478
Northing185964
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Swindon 012
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Swindon 012E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10008542611
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003223
LSOA CodeE01015582
Free School Meals68
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN142546
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/142546
LAESTAB8663466
School nameFerndale Primary School & Nursery
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/02/2016
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authoritySwindon
Parliamentary constituencySwindon North
Multi-academy trust UID16016
Multi-academy trust nameThe Blue Kite Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID16017
Academy sponsor nameThe Blue Kite Academy Trust
PostcodeSN2 1NX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils460
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10344703
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection142546
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8663466
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionFerndale Primary School & Nursery
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection10/07/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date17/09/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS431104
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date30/01/2014
Publication date28/02/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection135522
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8663466
School name at time of latest graded inspectionFerndale Primary School & Nursery
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS381902
Previous inspection start date07/03/2012
Previous publication date29/03/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection135522
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8663466
School name at time of previous graded inspectionFerndale Primary School & Nursery
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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