Uplands School
Academy special converter · Ages 11–19 · Swindon
Uplands School is a special school in Swindon for ages 11–19 (academy special converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 2 July 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- The Learning Campus, Tadpole Lane, Swindon, SN25 2NB
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Care and kindness are at the heart of Uplands School.”
- “Pupils’ mental and physical health needs are prioritised.”
- “The school’s new curriculum is designed to help its pupils with severe, profound and complex special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) become independent and resilient young people.”
To improve
- “However, further work remains to ensure that all pupils get the most from their time here.”
- “Nevertheless, significant staff changes have hindered the effective implementation of the curriculum.”
- “For pupils in Years 7 to 11, there is too much variation in the quality of education they receive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
What a pass unlocks for Uplands School
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Straight-line distance, in Swindon.
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- Connex 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
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