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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 December 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 23 January 2018Graded 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 entry384 applications · 232 places offered · 221 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Swindon median median 2.0
- 2025 1.8; Swindon median median 1.8
- 2024 1.6; Swindon median median 1.8
- 2023 1.6; Swindon median median 1.6
- 2022 1.7; Swindon median median 1.7
- 2021 1.8; Swindon median median 1.7
- 2020 1.7; Swindon median median 1.7
- 2019 1.7; Swindon median median 1.6
- 2018 1.9; Swindon median median 1.5
- 2017 2.3; Swindon median median 1.4
- 2016 2.2; Swindon median median 1.9
- 2015 2.1; Swindon median median 1.7
- 2014 1.6; 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 | 384 | 1.7 | 221 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 232 | 415 | 1.8 | 231 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 232 | 367 | 1.6 | 224 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 230 | 376 | 1.6 | 231 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 227 | 382 | 1.7 | 244 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 229 | 408 | 1.8 | 231 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 216 | 372 | 1.7 | 210 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 209 | 354 | 1.7 | 193 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 | 209 | 404 | 1.9 | 215 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 217 | 494 | 2.3 | 284 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2016 | 220 | 472 | 2.2 | 251 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2015 | 218 | 449 | 2.1 | 256 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 | 189 | 302 | 1.6 | 178 | 0.94 |
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.) | 225 | 47.1 | 46% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 214 | 47.0 | 43% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 206 | 46.6 | 49% | 67% | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 222 | 46.3 | 42% | 64% | +0.02 |
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
- Lydiard Park AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.7applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · SwindonSpecial measures Inadequate20232.0applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · WiltshireGood20232.3applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · SwindonRemains Good20221.5applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · SwindonRequires improvement202432.3Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · WiltshireGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · SwindonRemains Good · improving20232.5applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · Swindon20262.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 4.9 km · SwindonGood20232.4applications per place 51.0Attainment 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
- 137264 · 866/4086
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,370 pupils · 1,302 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Greendown Community School (URN 126467)
- Address
- Grange Park Way, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6HN
- Local authority
- Swindon
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources