Swindon Academy is a all-through 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 25/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Beech Avenue, Swindon

School Information

Address: Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1JR
Website: www.swindon-academy.org
Telephone: 01793426900
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ruth Robinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135364

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1356
Number of Pupils: 1927
Number of Boys: 941
Number of Girls: 986

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.7
Writing
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -2.8 to -0.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.3 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.41 Confidence interval 0.14 to 0.68
Of the 99 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 89 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:26%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.7
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rodbourne Cheney Primary School
Broadway , SN25 3BN 		4out of 4 975 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greenmeadow Primary School
Pen Close , Greenmeadow SN25 3LW 		3out of 4 977 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Bessemer Road East , SN2 1PE 		3out of 4 1,060 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Seven Fields Primary School
Leigh Road , Penhill SN2 5DE 		1out of 4 1,095 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
Wiltshire Avenue , SN2 1NX 		3out of 4 1,149 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 1,576 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
UTC Swindon
Bristol Street , SN1 5ET 		1out of 4 2,425 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Kingsdown School
Hyde Rd , Stratton St Margaret SN2 7SH 		2out of 4 2,488 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR 		3out of 4 2,668 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crowdys Hill School
Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ 		3out of 4 1,096 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
EOTAS Swindon
Ferndale Road , Ferndale SN2 1HL 		3out of 4 1,206 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Luke's Academy
Cricklade Road , SN2 7AS 		1out of 4 1,617 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horizons College
Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN 		- not rated 2,468 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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