Lawn Manor Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swindon, SN3 1ER
- Distance
- 2.3km away
The Dorcan Academy
St Paul's Drive, Covingham, Swindon, SN3 5DA
Local ranking11th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1234
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 12 July 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 163
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 888
- Boys
- 464 (53%)
- Girls
- 417 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1234 (71% full)
- SEND
- 24.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.8%
- EAL
- 10.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 22.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,298/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
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 80.3%
- White Other: 6.2%
- Black African: 3.0%
- Asian Other: 2.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
80.3%
White British
6.2%
White Other
3.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137684
- UKPRN
- 10035811
- Establishment No.
- 4060
- Trust
- THE DORCAN ACADEMY
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