Academy sponsor led · Swindon

Swindon Academy

2–19Ages
1,820Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135364URN

Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1JR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 above Swindon median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Swindon

442 applications for 200 places · 5th of 13 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.3of 90

Swindon 45.4 England 46.0

3rd of 14 in Swindon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing	Strong standard
Early years	Strong standard
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance	Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
8 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.2 above Swindon median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

442 applications · 200 places offered · 224 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Swindon median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Swindon median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Swindon median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Swindon median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Swindon median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Swindon median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Swindon median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Swindon median median 1.6
2018 1.2; Swindon median median 1.5
2017 0.9; Swindon median median 1.4
2016 2.0; Swindon median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Swindon median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Swindon median median 1.6

This school
Swindon median

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.4 per place (91 applications for 66 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	200	442	2.2	224	1.12
Sep 2025	200	416	2.1	232	1.16
Sep 2024	200	391	2.0	193	0.97
Sep 2023	185	331	1.8	198	1.07
Sep 2022	172	296	1.7	218	1.27
Sep 2021	174	301	1.7	190	1.09
Sep 2020	170	292	1.7	204	1.20
Sep 2019	205	289	1.4	187	0.91
Sep 2018	198	240	1.2	165	0.83
Sep 2017	149	136	0.9	70	0.47
Sep 2016	47	93	2.0	34	0.72
Sep 2015	34	56	1.7	19	0.56
Sep 2014	44	67	1.5	25	0.57

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.33rd of 14 in Swindon

Swindon 45.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%2nd of 14 in Swindon

Swindon 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Swindon 66% England 66%

This school
Swindon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.61

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	48.3	54%	72%	–
2024/25	169	50.2	57%	76%	–
2023/24	188	48.7	60%	72%	+0.61
2022/23	191	46.9	51%	71%	+0.45

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Swindon AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Nova Hreod Academy
1.4 km · Swindon

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
UTC Swindon
2.2 km · Swindon

Requires improvement2024

32.3Attainment 8
Kingsdown School
2.3 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic College
2.4 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Abbey Park School
3.3 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.4applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Lawn Manor Academy
3.4 km · Swindon

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
The Commonweal School
3.6 km · Swindon

Remains Good · improving2023

2.5applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Great Western Academy
4.1 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 135364 · 866/6905
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,243 pupils · 1,820 on roll
Free school meals: 38.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1JR
Local authority: Swindon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources