Primary school in SWINDON, Swindon
Lift East Wichel
Staldon Road, East Wichel, SWINDON, Wiltshire, SN1 7AG
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 420
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Swindon 024F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 43%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 7%
- Households owning their home
- 59%
- Households in social housing
- 19%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 19%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Paula Phillips
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Ward
- Old Town
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- URN
- 152303
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Croft Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 80% | 0.7 mi |
| Lethbridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 75% | 0.7 mi |
| Wroughton Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 0.8 mi |
| Kingfisher CE AcademyFree schools | Requires improvement 2024 | — | 0.8 mi |
| King William Street Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 52% | 0.9 mi |
| Robert Le Kyng Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 69% | 1 mi |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 80% | 1.2 mi |
| Lawn Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 65% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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