Great Western Academy
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
Swindon · SN25 2PP · Swindon
Ages 11–18
- Att847.7
- P80.1
- EM5+52%
- Absence7.6%
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 145744
Abbey Park School
Academy sponsor led · Swindon · SN25 2ND
Ages 11–16 · 1,193 pupils · Swindon
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
44.8
Overall absence
8.1%
Admissions demand
1.11 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 80.00
−20+2
Attainment 844.8
English & maths grade 5+47%
English & maths grade 4+66%
EBacc entry44%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.0%
Unauthorised3.0%
- Authorised absence
- 5.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,221
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.11 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
266
Places offered
240
1st-preference offers
236
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 554
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 240
- Applications from outside LA
- 11
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 4
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
1,193 pupils · 1,200 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,193
- Boys / girls
- 636 / 557
- School capacity
- 1,200
- Capacity fill
- 1,193 / 1,200 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- FSM pupils
- 199
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Lydiard Park Academy
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Ward
Location
- Address
- The Learning Campus, Redhouse Way
- Postcode
- SN25 2ND
- Town
- Swindon
- Local authority
- Swindon
- District
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Swindon, Swindon, 1,193 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 16.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Nova Hreod Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN2 2NQ · Swindon
Ages 11–16
- Att846.0
- P8-0.1
- EM5+41%
- Absence12.2%
1.7 miles away
Bradon Forest School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN5 4AT · Wiltshire
Ages 11–16
- Att846.0
- P8-0.1
- EM5+50%
- Absence8.5%
2.6 miles away
Kingsdown School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN2 7SH · Swindon
Ages 11–16
- Att841.6
- P8-0.4
- EM5+38%
- Absence9.4%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Ward
- Telephone
- 01793705400