Kingsdown School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.032 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Kingsdown School is a secondary school in Swindon for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Kingsdown 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 | 1.032 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 30.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Swindon.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.032 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 9 Swindon secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 drew 237 first-choice applications for 232 offers; 216 offers went to first-choice families, and 21 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 41.4 (England 46).
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
- Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,108 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel welcome and included at this school.”
- “They have trusted adults at school who they know will help them if they have any worries.”
- “They strive to meet the high expectations the school has of their conduct.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes the quality of teachers’ explanations is not consistently strong.”
- “In addition, at times, teaching activities do not help pupils to achieve fully the curriculum’s aims.”
- “When this occurs, pupils do not learn as well as they could across all areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 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) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.4 | 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: 237 first-preference applications, 232 offers in total, 216 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 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nova Hreod Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Dorcan Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lawn Manor Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Swindon 2.6 mi Requires improvement
- Abbey Park School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Western Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Commonweal School 3.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published