Abbey Park School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swindon, SN25 2ND
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Great Western Academy
William Morris Way, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, SN25 2PP
Local ranking5th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1210
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 47.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 151
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 15.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
87
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 203
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1025
- Boys
- 534 (51%)
- Girls
- 505 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1210 (86% full)
- SEND
- 15.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.3%
- EAL
- 11.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 11.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 71.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,686/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
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 72.9%
- White Other: 9.1%
- Black African: 4.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Other: 1.3%
72.9%
White British
9.1%
White Other
4.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
William Morris Way
Swindon, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 145883
- UKPRN
- 10068117
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- GREAT WESTERN ACADEMY LIMITED
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