The Deanery CofE Academy
Swindon, SN1 7DA · Swindon · secondary school
11th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 6.5/10 against 923 of them, against 6.3/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 50.3 · 66 | 45% | 2.95 |
| Ofsted | 1 | 40% | 0.03 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 46.6 · 55 | 15% | 0.82 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 50.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 46.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Ofsted rated the school Inadequate in September 2023. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (6.5 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 768 pupils in a capacity of 1050, leaving 282 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to address the Inadequate Ofsted rating from 2023? What specific support is available for pupils who are not meeting expected progress in English and maths? How does the current class size impact the quality of individual feedback?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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