Lawn Manor Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Swindon Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Lawn Manor Academy is a secondary school in Swindon for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Lawn Manor 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 199 first-choice applications for 200 offers; 193 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 37.5 (England 46).
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Good (11 July 2023), as it is for 6 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Swindon.
- 39.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.2% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Swindon.
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
- Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 969 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Lawn Manor Academy are polite, considerate and respectful.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of all pupils.”
- “New arrivals to the school, including pupils who speak English as an additional language, are helped by staff and pupils to settle in quickly.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes pupils are not given the opportunity to move on to more complex work.”
- “As a result, they do not deepen their knowledge and understanding.”
- “A small minority of pupils do not meet the school’s expectations consistently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 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) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.5 | 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: 199 first-preference applications, 200 offers in total, 193 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 Swindon.
- St Joseph's Catholic College 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Commonweal School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- UTC Swindon 1.4 mi Requires improvement
- The Dorcan Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Deanery CofE Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsdown School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Nova Hreod Academy 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published