Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Swindon, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
19.829 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is a secondary school in Swindon, Wiltshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Royal Wootton Bassett 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 19.829 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 19.829 miles away, the 6th longest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 222 first-choice applications for 230 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 133 of the 367 applications (36%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Wiltshire, and 52 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%) and the Attainment 8 score was 51 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lime Kiln, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 7HG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,714 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Royal Wootton Bassett Academy and sixth form has a strong sense of community.”
- “The school’s values of respect, well-being, balance and aspiration are shared by staff and pupils.”
- “The school supports pupils to achieve well.”
To improve
- “On occasions there are incidents of bullying.”
- “However, it also recognises that some pupils need further support to make sure incidents are resolved fully.”
- “However, how some teachers check that pupils understand does not identify accurately enough what pupils know or can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 222 first-preference applications, 230 offers in total, 222 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- Bradon Forest School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Malmesbury School 9.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kingsbury Green Academy 9.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 10.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hardenhuish School 11.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sheldon School 11.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Marlborough 11.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Devizes School 14.1 mi Not judged Last distance published