Swindon Academy
About the school
Swindon Academy is an open all-through school in Swindon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 29 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
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
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.2
- Swindon
- 44
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Swindon
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 57.40%
- Swindon
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.70%
- Swindon
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 45.60%
- Swindon
- 33.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.59
- Swindon
- 3.91
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.76
AAB or better
- School
- 16.10%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 44%
- Swindon
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 2%
- Swindon
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Swindon
- 73%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 58%
- Swindon
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 50%
- Swindon
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 34%
- Swindon
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 3%
- Swindon
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Swindon
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Swindon
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 99
- Swindon
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 98
- Swindon
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1854
Girls
48.65%
Boys
51.35%
SEN support
16.88%
Education, health and care plan
2.70%
English as an additional language
36.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.97%
Overall absence
8.2
Persistent absence
22.8
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
191
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
64
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
53%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
27%