Nova Hreod Academy is a secondary school located in Swindon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/02/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Akers Way, Swindon

School Information

Address: Akers Way, Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Website: http://www.novahreodacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01793528800
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nick Wells
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140515

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 874
Number of Boys: 450
Number of Girls: 424

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.02 Confidence interval -0.24 to 0.19
Of the 147 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 141 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:30%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.33
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moredon Primary School
Moredon Road , SN2 2JG 		4out of 4 375 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Rodbourne Cheney Primary School
Broadway , SN25 3BN 		4out of 4 831 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Haydon Wick Primary School
The Brow , Haydon Wick SN25 1HT 		4out of 4 1,145 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Bessemer Road East , SN2 1PE 		3out of 4 1,163 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
Wiltshire Avenue , SN2 1NX 		3out of 4 1,425 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nova Hreod Academy
Akers Way , Moredon SN2 2NQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
UTC Swindon
Bristol Street , SN1 5ET 		1out of 4 2,384 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Abbey Park School
The Learning Campus , Redhouse Way SN25 2ND 		1out of 4 3,066 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swindon Academy
Beech Avenue , SN2 1JR 		3out of 4 1,576 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
EOTAS Swindon
Ferndale Road , Ferndale SN2 1HL 		3out of 4 1,650 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crowdys Hill School
Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ 		3out of 4 2,655 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Luke's Academy
Cricklade Road , SN2 7AS 		1out of 4 2,999 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brimble Hill Special School
Tadpole Lane , Redhouse SN25 2NB 		3out of 4 3,055 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Uplands School
The Learning Campus , Tadpole Lane SN25 2NB 		4out of 4 3,213 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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