The Commonweal School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swindon, SN1 4JE
- Distance
- 1.5km away
UTC Swindon
Bristol Street, Swindon, SN1 5ET
Local ranking14th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
14-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 32.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 15.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 33.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 71
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 22.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 35.0%
- Employment
- 22.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
E+
Avg A-Level Grade
13.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
7.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
23
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 46
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 191
- Boys
- 147 (81%)
- Girls
- 35 (19%)
- Capacity
- 600 (30% full)
- SEND
- 36.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.8%
- EAL
- 14.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.8%
- SEN Support
- 30.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 11.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,764/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
- 10.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 36.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 64.4%
- White Other: 16.7%
- Black African: 4.4%
- Asian Indian: 3.9%
- Asian Other: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
64.4%
White British
16.7%
White Other
4.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Bristol Street
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 145155
- UKPRN
- 10065261
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
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