Farmor's SchoolGreat Western Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Farmor's School and Great Western Academy are secondary schools.
Farmor's School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Great Western Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Farmor's School is ahead on our composite score.
Farmor's School was judged the expected standard and Great Western Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.8 for Farmor's School and 46.8 for Great Western Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Farmor's School (51.4 in 2021-22, 54.8 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Great Western Academy (47.3 in 2022-23, 46.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FairfordFarmor's School | SwindonGreat Western Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 21st of 41 in Gloucestershire | 5th of 14 in Swindon | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,067 | 1,039 | |
| Capacity | 1,124 | 1,210 | |
| Location | Fairford, GL7 4JQ | Swindon, SN25 2PP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.8 Stronger figure | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66.0% Stronger figure | 47.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.6% Stronger figure | 66.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 162 | 151 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 84 | 87 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 Stronger figure | 31.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.4 Stronger figure | 33.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.8% Stronger figure | 12.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,042 | 1,025 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.7% | 16.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.1% | 11.2% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 11.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.1% | 19.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Farmor's School
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