Crowdys Hill School
Community special school · Swindon · SN2 7HJ
Ages 4–19 · 348 pupils · Swindon
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
0.2
Overall absence
10.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-06-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- 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)
EBacc APS: 0.0
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 8.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 249
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
348 pupils · 226 places
- Pupils on roll
- 348
- Boys / girls
- 253 / 95
- School capacity
- 226
- Capacity fill
- 348 / 226 (154%)
- Free school meals
- 43.7%
- FSM pupils
- 122
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 4–19
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Meiklejohn
Location
- Address
- Jefferies Avenue
- Postcode
- SN2 7HJ
- Town
- Swindon
- County
- Wiltshire
- Local authority
- Swindon
- District
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in Swindon, Swindon, 348 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 43.7%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Beechcroft Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Swindon · SN2 7QE · Swindon
Ages 4–7
- Absence6.5%
- FSM14.2%
- Demand0.97
0.5 miles away
Gorse Hill Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Swindon · SN2 8BZ · Swindon
Ages 2–11
- KS266%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM16.8%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
Swindon Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · All-through
Swindon · SN2 1JR · Swindon
Ages 2–19
- Att848.7
- P80.6
- EM5+60%
- Absence9.1%
0.6 miles away
St Luke's Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy special sponsor led
Swindon · SN2 7AS · Swindon
Ages 11–16
- Att88.2
- P8-1.9
- EM5+0%
- Absence29.9%
0.7 miles away
Seven Fields Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Swindon · SN2 5DE · Swindon
Ages 2–11
- KS226%
- Absence8.6%
- FSM69.9%
- Demand1.00
0.8 miles away
Ruskin Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Swindon · SN2 7NG · Swindon
Ages 7–11
- KS260%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM37.8%
0.8 miles away
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Swindon · SN2 7LL · Swindon
Ages 2–11
- KS272%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM8.6%
- Demand1.00
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Meiklejohn
- Telephone
- 01793332400