Nova Hreod Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swindon, SN2 2NQ
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Swindon Academy
Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1JR
Local ranking1st of 14 secondary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
All-through
Phase
2243
Capacity
2-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 173
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 53.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
60
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 165
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1854
- Boys
- 926 (51%)
- Girls
- 894 (49%)
- Capacity
- 2243 (81% full)
- SEND
- 19.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 41.0%
- EAL
- 36.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 16.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 98.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,959/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 57.1%
- Asian Indian: 10.7%
- White Other: 8.3%
- Black African: 6.6%
- Asian Other: 4.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.8%
- Other: 2.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.9%
57.1%
White British
10.7%
Asian Indian
8.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Beech Avenue
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 135364
- UKPRN
- 10021036
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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