The Commonweal School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swindon, SN1 4JE
- Distance
- 2.2km away
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Inverary Road, Wroughton, Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Local ranking2nd of 14 secondary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1450
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 53.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 61.9% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 77.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 76.3% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.1 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 270
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 59.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 19.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
39.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
103
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 27.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 37.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 197
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1573
- Boys
- 813 (52%)
- Girls
- 760 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1450 (108% full)
- SEND
- 16.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.9%
- EAL
- 12.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.3%
- SEN Support
- 12.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,734/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.3% 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: 74.6%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Black African: 2.9%
- Asian Indian: 2.8%
- Asian Other: 2.4%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
74.6%
White British
4.2%
White Other
2.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Inverary Road
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 137160
- UKPRN
- 10034817
- Establishment No.
- 5417
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
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