Swindon Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–19 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.627 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 1.273 mi
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Swindon Academy is an all-through school in Swindon for ages 2–19 (academy sponsor led). Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2026 entry.
Swindon Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.627 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | 1.273 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.627 miles away; for Year 7 entry in 2026 the figure was 1.273 miles.
- Reception 2026 had 65 first-choice applications for 66 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, the A level average grade was C (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level rated average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Swindon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1JR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 2–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,820 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “When children start in the Nursery Year, they get off to a flying start.”
- “As they move through the early years, children thrive.”
- “They often make excellent progress from their starting points.”
To improve
- “While pupils' achievement at the end of key stage 2 is below the national average, leaders are taking appropriate action to ensure that pupils achieve more highly.”
- “However, gaps in pupils' writing knowledge remain.”
- “Historically, pupils in the primary phase have not achieved as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 44% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 65 first-preference applications, 66 offers in total, 65 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 224 first-preference applications, 200 offers in total, 187 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Swindon.
- Crowdys Hill School 0.6 mi Not judged
- EOTAS Swindon 0.7 mi Not judged
- Connex 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Luke's Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Brimble Hill Special School 2.1 mi Good
- Uplands School 2.1 mi Requires improvement
- Nyland School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Churchward School 2.6 mi Good