Connex
Other independent special school · Ages 4–16 · Swindon
Connex is an independent special school in Swindon for ages 4–16.
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Key facts
- Address
- Units 16 and 17a, Headlands Grove Trading Estate, Swindon, SN2 7JQ
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4–16
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 59 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Prior to starting, staff develop a detailed understanding of the challenges that pupils face to their learning and wellbeing.”
- “They work closely with pupils and their families to overcome these barriers.”
- “As a result, pupils feel safe, attend more regularly and learn to manage their emotions better over time.”
To improve
- “Pupils arrive at Connex with a disjointed experience of education.”
- “Many pupils have been out of school for long periods of time.”
- “Pupils arrive reluctant to learn and with a negative view of school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Swindon.
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