Lydiard Park Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swindon, SN5 6HN
- Distance
- 4.1km away
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Lime Kiln, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 7HG
Local ranking6th of 27 secondary schools in Wiltshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1611
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 26 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 51.0 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 56.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.2% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 38.8% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 278
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 51.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 26.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
39.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
131
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 21.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 39.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 255
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1688
- Boys
- 876 (52%)
- Girls
- 812 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1611 (105% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.5%
- EAL
- 12.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 14.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 96.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,077/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.6%
- White Other: 5.6%
- Black African: 4.4%
- Asian Other: 3.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.8%
- Black Other: 1.1%
73.6%
White British
5.6%
White Other
4.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Lime Kiln
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136911
- UKPRN
- 10034160
- Establishment No.
- 4067
- Trust
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
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