Lift East Wichel
Primary school in Swindon. Outstanding (Dec 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 6 December 2022, report published 24 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to East Wichel Primary School & Nursery (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Lift East Wichel hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2026
The last inspection was in December 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.7 milesThe Croft Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
- 0.7 milesLethbridge Primary School
School remains Good (May 2023)
- 0.8 milesWroughton Junior School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 0.8 milesKingfisher CE Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 7 expected
- 0.9 milesKing William Street Church of England Primary School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.