Bradon Forest School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Swindon, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
6.793 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Bradon Forest School is a secondary school in Swindon, Wiltshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Bradon Forest School 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 | 6.793 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 163 first-choice applications for 174 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 11th lowest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, 162 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 6.793 miles, the 11th shortest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 2026, 275 of the 394 applications (70%) came from families living outside Wiltshire, and 103 offers went to them.
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
- The Peak, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 987 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Bradon Forest benefit from a good quality of education.”
- “Since the last inspection, leaders have strengthened the school curriculum.”
- “This has led to pupils learning and achieving well in most subjects.”
To improve
- “Some pupils say behaviour in lessons is not as good as it could be, and leaders are working on this.”
- “Some vulnerable pupils do not attend school as often as they need to.”
- “Some teachers have higher expectations than others of what pupils can achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2023 (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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.1 | 46 |
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: 163 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 162 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.
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Malmesbury School 10.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kingsbury Green Academy 12.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 13.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Marlborough 13.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hardenhuish School 13.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sheldon School 13.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Devizes School 17.0 mi Not judged Last distance published