The Commonweal School
About the school
The Commonweal School is an open secondary school in Swindon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 June 2023
- Published
- 27 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.3
- 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
- 38.30%
- Swindon
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 64.00%
- Swindon
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 35.50%
- Swindon
- 33.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.12
- Swindon
- 3.91
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.69
AAB or better
- School
- 7.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1382
Girls
55.72%
Boys
44.28%
SEN support
13.89%
Education, health and care plan
3.04%
English as an additional language
19.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.84%
Overall absence
9.5
Persistent absence
23.43
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
221
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
139
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
40%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
27%