Swindon Academy
All-through schoolSwindon Academy is a all-through school in Swindon, for pupils aged 2 to 19. It had 1,820 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 19 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 44% of pupils at Swindon Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Swindon and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Swindon Academy was 48.3, against 44.2 in Swindon and 46.2 in England.
54.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.3 | 44.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54.3% | 44.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72.3% | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 173 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Rodbourne Cheney Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Greenmeadow Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Seven Fields Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Crowdys Hill SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade1 km
- Ferndale Primary School & NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Swindon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).