Academy converter · Swindon

Nova Hreod Academy

11–16Ages
1,044Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140515URN

Akers Way, Moredon, Swindon, SN2 2NQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Swindon median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Swindon

332 applications for 228 places · 13th of 13 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.6of 90

Swindon 45.4 England 46.0

2nd of 14 in Swindon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
31 January 2017
Graded inspection: 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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Swindon median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

332 applications · 228 places offered · 153 named it first

2026 1.5; Swindon median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Swindon median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Swindon median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Swindon median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Swindon median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Swindon median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Swindon median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Swindon median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Swindon median median 1.5
2017 1.4; Swindon median median 1.4
2016 1.5; Swindon median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Swindon median median 1.7
2014 1.6; Swindon median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Swindon median in 1 of 13 years.

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	228	332	1.5	153	0.67
Sep 2025	217	348	1.6	155	0.71
Sep 2024	221	389	1.8	190	0.86
Sep 2023	235	343	1.5	174	0.74
Sep 2022	258	337	1.3	192	0.74
Sep 2021	212	287	1.4	132	0.62
Sep 2020	218	320	1.5	183	0.84
Sep 2019	194	303	1.6	186	0.96
Sep 2018	175	304	1.7	161	0.92
Sep 2017	181	248	1.4	138	0.76
Sep 2016	154	227	1.5	137	0.89
Sep 2015	147	226	1.5	131	0.89
Sep 2014	153	240	1.6	138	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

171 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.62nd of 14 in Swindon

Swindon 45.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%3rd of 14 in Swindon

Swindon 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Swindon 66% England 66%

This school
Swindon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.09

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	171	49.6	50%	64%	–
2024/25	179	49.1	53%	66%	–
2023/24	162	46.0	41%	64%	−0.09
2022/23	160	43.9	35%	63%	−0.27

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

Nova Hreod AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Swindon Academy
1.4 km · Swindon

2026

2.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
UTC Swindon
2.2 km · Swindon

Requires improvement2024

32.3Attainment 8
Abbey Park School
2.8 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.4applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic College
3.5 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Lydiard Park Academy
3.6 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
The Commonweal School
3.6 km · Swindon

Remains Good · improving2023

2.5applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Kingsdown School
3.7 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
The Deanery CofE Academy
3.7 km · Swindon

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.0applications per place 47.6Attainment 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: 140515 · 866/4084
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,044 on roll
Free school meals: 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Nova Hreod (URN 126465)
Address: Akers Way, Moredon, Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Local authority: Swindon

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