Swindon Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Swindon, SN2 1JR
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Nova Hreod Academy
Akers Way, Moredon, Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Local ranking8th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 16 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 171
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1059
- Boys
- 510 (49%)
- Girls
- 534 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (87% full)
- SEND
- 11.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.9%
- EAL
- 20.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 10.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,906/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
- 11.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 69.8%
- White Other: 9.3%
- Black African: 4.8%
- Asian Indian: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
69.8%
White British
9.3%
White Other
4.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Akers Way
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 140515
- UKPRN
- 10044497
- Establishment No.
- 4084
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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