Academy converter · Swindon

Kingsdown School

11–16Ages
1,108Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145139URN

Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Swindon median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Swindon

393 applications for 232 places · 10th of 13 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.9of 90

Swindon 45.4 England 46.0

12th of 14 in Swindon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 28 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
28 January 2020
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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

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

393 applications · 232 places offered · 237 named it first

2026 1.7; Swindon median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Swindon median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Swindon median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Swindon median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Swindon median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Swindon median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Swindon median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Swindon median median 1.6
2018 1.4; Swindon median median 1.5
2017 1.3; Swindon median median 1.4; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Swindon median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Swindon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Swindon median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Swindon median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Swindon median

Dashed bars: as Kingsdown School (URN 137265), Kingsdown School (URN 126502), the previous school.

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	393	1.7	237	1.02
Sep 2025	232	338	1.5	206	0.89
Sep 2024	233	364	1.6	217	0.93
Sep 2023	230	338	1.5	233	1.01
Sep 2022	225	255	1.1	173	0.77
Sep 2021	174	229	1.3	142	0.82
Sep 2020	164	197	1.2	137	0.84
Sep 2019	172	221	1.3	151	0.88
Sep 2018	187	255	1.4	157	0.84
Sep 2017 *	197	262	1.3	176	0.89
Sep 2016 *	216	321	1.5	206	0.95
Sep 2015 *	239	348	1.5	234	0.98
Sep 2014 *	228	331	1.5	221	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

184 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.912th of 14 in Swindon

Swindon 45.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%11th of 14 in Swindon

Swindon 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Swindon 66% England 66%

This school
Swindon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	184	41.9	40%	57%	–
2024/25	154	41.4	37%	58%	–
2023/24	173	41.6	38%	60%	−0.36
2022/23	167	42.6	39%	62%	−0.03

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

Kingsdown SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Swindon Academy
2.3 km · Swindon

2026

2.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic College
3.0 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Nova Hreod Academy
3.7 km · Swindon

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
The Dorcan Academy
4.0 km · Swindon

Good2022

1.9applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Lawn Manor Academy
4.1 km · Swindon

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
UTC Swindon
4.1 km · Swindon

Requires improvement2024

32.3Attainment 8
Abbey Park School
4.3 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.4applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Great Western Academy
4.6 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145139 · 866/4003
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 1,260 pupils · 1,108 on roll
Free school meals: 30.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Kingsdown School (URN 137265); Kingsdown School (URN 126502)
Address: Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH
Local authority: Swindon

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