The Commonweal School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN1 4JE · Swindon
Ages 11–19
- Att844.9
- P8-0.1
- EM5+44%
- Absence9.8%
0.9 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 145155
UTC Swindon
University technical college · Swindon · SN1 5ET
Ages 14–19 · 182 pupils · Swindon
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Attainment 8
31.1
Overall absence
11.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2024-05-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.46
−20+2
Attainment 831.1
English & maths grade 5+24%
English & maths grade 4+47%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 2.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)37.0%
Unauthorised6.1%
- Authorised absence
- 5.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 8.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 154
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill30%
182 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- Boys / girls
- 147 / 35
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 182 / 600 (30%)
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- FSM pupils
- 41
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- University technical college
Age range
Ages 14–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Activate Learning Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hollie Taylor
Location
- Address
- Bristol Street
- Postcode
- SN1 5ET
- Town
- Swindon
- County
- Wiltshire
- Local authority
- Swindon
- District
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- 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 university technical college (secondary), Ages 14–19, in Swindon, Swindon, 182 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 29.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Deanery CofE Academy
Ofsted: InadequateFree schools · Secondary
Swindon · SN1 7DA · Swindon
Ages 11–18
- FSM25.2%
1.3 miles away
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN3 3LR · Swindon
Ages 11–16
- Att849.1
- P80.4
- EM5+50%
- Absence8.2%
1.3 miles away
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%
1.4 miles away
Lawn Manor Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN3 1ER · Swindon
Ages 11–16
- Att839.4
- P8-0.0
- EM5+33%
- Absence10.3%
1.4 miles away
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN4 9DJ · Swindon
Ages 11–18
- Att853.0
- P80.2
- EM5+63%
- Absence8.1%
2.2 miles away
Lydiard Park Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN5 6HN · Swindon
Ages 11–18
- Att846.6
- P80.2
- EM5+49%
- Absence7.9%
2.3 miles away
Kingsdown School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Swindon · SN2 7SH · Swindon
Ages 11–16
- Att841.6
- P8-0.4
- EM5+38%
- Absence9.4%
2.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hollie Taylor
- Telephone
- 01793207920