Lydiard Park Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swindon, SN5 6HN
- Distance
- 3.6km away
Bradon Forest School
The Peak, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AT
Local ranking13th of 27 secondary schools in Wiltshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1260
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 28 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 177
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 931
- Boys
- 524 (53%)
- Girls
- 463 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1260 (78% full)
- SEND
- 18.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.6%
- EAL
- 6.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.6%
- SEN Support
- 13.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,024/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
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 77.2%
- White Other: 5.8%
- Black African: 4.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Asian Indian: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
- Other: 1.2%
77.2%
White British
5.8%
White Other
4.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
The Peak
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 142316
- UKPRN
- 10053921
- Establishment No.
- 5408
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
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