OFSTED
5 April 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Swindon
Trust
THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
636
636 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
289
45.4% of pupils
Male pupils
347
54.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.2 pts
below England
School
20.6%
Swindon
20.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Swindon
25.2%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.5 pts
above England
School
2.5%
Swindon
2.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.4%
556
Any other White background
3.9%
25
African
1.6%
10
Any other Asian background
1.4%
9
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
5
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.2%
122 of
636 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.0
6.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.13 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.37 pts
higher than
England
School
7.59%
Swindon
6.16%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.85%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.04 pts
higher than
England
School
21.85%
Swindon
15.33%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.70%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.90 pts
higher than
England
School
4.70%
Swindon
1.90%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
68.8%
23.6 pts
below England
Highworth Warneford School
68.8%
Swindon
85.1%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.