Lawn Manor AcademyUTC Swindon

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Swindon.

Summary of the comparison

Lawn Manor Academy and UTC Swindon are secondary schools in Swindon.

  • Lawn Manor Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and UTC Swindon scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Lawn Manor Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lawn Manor Academy was judged Good and UTC Swindon was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.5 for Lawn Manor Academy and 32.4 for UTC Swindon.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lawn Manor Academy (38.7 in 2021-22, 37.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at UTC Swindon (36.6 in 2021-22, 32.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lawn Manor Academy versus UTC Swindon compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SwindonLawn Manor AcademySwindonUTC SwindonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureF27/100
Local ranking9th of 14 in Swindon Stronger figure13th of 14 in Swindon
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter University technical college
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 14-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll940 191
Capacity1,000 600
LocationSwindon, SN3 1ER Swindon, SN1 5ET
GCSE results
Attainment 837.5 Stronger figure32.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths29.9% Stronger figure25.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths45.6% Stronger figure44.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc30.6% Stronger figure0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.18 Stronger figure2.46 4.09
Cohort147 67
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported23
A-level average pointsNot reported13.4 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedE+
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported7.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census940 191
Free school meals (ever 6)40.4% 30.8%
English as an additional language43.6% 14.1%
SEN support17.3% 30.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence9.0% Stronger figure10.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence27.7% Stronger figure36.8% 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

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.

Lawn Manor Academy

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