Great Western Academy
William Morris Way, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, SN25 2PP
Local ranking3rd of 15 secondary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1210
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 45.5
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.7%
- Entering EBacc
- 40.0%
- EBacc APS
- 4.1
- Cohort Size
- 155
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
2024-25C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.4
Avg Points/Entry
33.3
Best 3 A-Levels
87
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.3%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 203
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1025
- Boys
- 521 (51%)
- Girls
- 504 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1210 (85% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.2%
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: 69.1%
- White Other: 8.6%
- Other: 8.6%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
69.1%
White British
8.6%
White Other
8.6%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 145883
- UKPRN
- 10068117
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- GREAT WESTERN ACADEMY LIMITED