Academy sponsor led · Swindon

Abbey Park School

11–16Ages
1,193Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145744URN

The Learning Campus, Redhouse Way, Swindon, SN25 2ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 above Swindon median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Swindon

563 applications for 240 places · 4th of 13 in Swindon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.4of 90

Swindon 45.4 England 46.0

8th of 14 in Swindon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 January 2023Ofsted'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

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

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

563 applications · 240 places offered · 303 named it first

2026 2.4; Swindon median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Swindon median median 1.8
2024 2.3; Swindon median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Swindon median median 1.6
2022 2.1; Swindon median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Swindon median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Swindon median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Swindon median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Swindon median median 1.5; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Swindon median median 1.4; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Swindon median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Swindon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Swindon median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Swindon median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Swindon median

Dashed bars: as Abbey Park School (URN 131196), 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	240	563	2.4	303	1.26
Sep 2025	238	566	2.4	281	1.18
Sep 2024	240	554	2.3	266	1.11
Sep 2023	232	528	2.3	256	1.10
Sep 2022	234	498	2.1	269	1.15
Sep 2021	243	422	1.7	202	0.83
Sep 2020	228	420	1.8	212	0.93
Sep 2019	229	385	1.7	176	0.77
Sep 2018 *	201	315	1.6	149	0.74
Sep 2017 *	204	266	1.3	154	0.75
Sep 2016 *	167	283	1.7	154	0.92
Sep 2015 *	208	344	1.7	181	0.87
Sep 2014 *	210	347	1.7	190	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

240 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.48th of 14 in Swindon

Swindon 45.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%4th of 14 in Swindon

Swindon 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Swindon 66% England 66%

This school
Swindon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)0.00

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	240	45.4	49%	70%	–
2024/25	231	46.2	51%	70%	–
2023/24	236	44.8	47%	66%	0.00
2022/23	208	44.2	50%	66%	−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

Abbey Park SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Good2023

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Nova Hreod Academy
2.8 km · Swindon

Remains Good2022

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

2026

2.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Bradon Forest School
4.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Kingsdown School
4.3 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
UTC Swindon
5.0 km · Swindon

Requires improvement2024

32.3Attainment 8
Lydiard Park Academy
5.4 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic College
5.8 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 46.2Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145744 · 866/4005
Trust: The Park Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,193 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: Abbey Park School (URN 131196)
Address: The Learning Campus, Redhouse Way, Swindon, SN25 2ND
Local authority: Swindon

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