Royal Wootton Bassett AcademyLydiard Park Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Swindon.
Summary of the comparison
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy and Lydiard Park Academy are secondary schools in Swindon.
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lydiard Park Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy was judged the expected standard and Lydiard Park Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for Royal Wootton Bassett Academy and 47.0 for Lydiard Park Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy (50.9 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Lydiard Park Academy (48.5 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SwindonRoyal Wootton Bassett Academy | SwindonLydiard Park Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 27 in Wiltshire | 6th of 14 in Swindon | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,688 | 1,287 | |
| Capacity | 1,611 | 1,370 | |
| Location | Swindon, SN4 7HG | Swindon, SN5 6HN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.0 Stronger figure | 47.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.1% Stronger figure | 43.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.2% Stronger figure | 66.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.8% | 38.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 Stronger figure | 4.09 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 278 | 214 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 131 | 58 | |
| A-level average points | 36.4 Stronger figure | 32.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.1 Stronger figure | 32.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,688 | 1,287 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.5% | 26.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.5% | 18.7% | |
| SEN support | 14.1% | 14.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.1% Stronger figure | 22.3% | 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.
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
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