Swindon Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Swindon, SN2 1JR
- Distance
- 2.3km away
Kingsdown School
Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH
Local ranking12th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon
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 January 2020. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 184
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1029
- Boys
- 561 (51%)
- Girls
- 547 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1260 (88% full)
- SEND
- 19.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.3%
- EAL
- 7.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 14.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,129/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
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.3% 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
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 81.6%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Black African: 3.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Asian Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
81.6%
White British
4.0%
White Other
3.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 145139
- UKPRN
- 10065208
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
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