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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 28 November 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry572 applications · 232 places offered · 235 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Swindon median median 2.0
- 2025 2.7; Swindon median median 1.8
- 2024 2.6; Swindon median median 1.8
- 2023 2.3; Swindon median median 1.6
- 2022 1.8; Swindon median median 1.7
- 2021 2.1; Swindon median median 1.7
- 2020 2.1; Swindon median median 1.7
- 2019 2.0; Swindon median median 1.6
- 2018 2.4; Swindon median median 1.5
- 2017 1.8; Swindon median median 1.4
- 2016 2.1; Swindon median median 1.9
- 2015 2.0; Swindon median median 1.7
- 2014 2.1; Swindon median median 1.6
- This school
- Swindon median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 232 | 572 | 2.5 | 235 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2025 | 229 | 608 | 2.7 | 277 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2024 | 222 | 587 | 2.6 | 289 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2023 | 220 | 500 | 2.3 | 258 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2022 | 194 | 352 | 1.8 | 159 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2021 | 212 | 435 | 2.1 | 188 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 180 | 380 | 2.1 | 170 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 | 202 | 409 | 2.0 | 179 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 | 209 | 505 | 2.4 | 279 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2017 | 224 | 413 | 1.8 | 226 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2016 | 229 | 477 | 2.1 | 254 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2015 | 210 | 411 | 2.0 | 203 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 | 212 | 441 | 2.1 | 240 | 1.13 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 217 | 45.1 | 41% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 214 | 46.3 | 38% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 213 | 44.9 | 44% | 64% | −0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 221 | 47.2 | 45% | 70% | −0.11 |
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
- The Commonweal SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20232.5applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · SwindonRequires improvement202432.3Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · SwindonSpecial measures Inadequate20232.0applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · SwindonGood20231.9applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · SwindonGood20232.4applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · SwindonRemains Good20231.7applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · Swindon20262.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · SwindonRemains Good20221.5applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · SwindonRemains Good20231.7applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137190 · 866/5410
- Trust
- The Commonweal School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,400 pupils · 1,442 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- The Commonweal School (URN 126505)
- Address
- The Mall, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4JE
- Local authority
- Swindon
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources