Secondary schools in Swindon

There are 14 secondary schools in Swindon, teaching 15,327 pupils. Of the 14 with a score, 2 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 4 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Swindon All schools in Swindon Places within

Pupils from low-income families25%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools2 of 14scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards1inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)103 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full4 of 14schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size22.9one-teacher classes, January census

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Secondary schools (14)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Swindon AcademyAcademy · ages 2-19	1,820	38%	Report card 2026	75	67 to 80
2	The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18	1,616	18%	Good 2023	74	66 to 79
3	Abbey Park SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,193	17%	Good 2023	64	53 to 71
4	Lydiard Park AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,302	27%	Good 2023	61	51 to 70
5	Highworth Warneford SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	636	21%	Requires improvement 2022	55	44 to 66
6	Great Western AcademyFree school · ages 11-18	1,039	17%	Good 2023	54	43 to 65
7	The Commonweal SchoolAcademy · ages 11-19	1,442	18%	Good 2023	43	33 to 53
8	Nova Hreod AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,044	24%	Good 2022	42	32 to 53
9	St Joseph's Catholic CollegeAcademy · ages 11-16	1,425	21%	Good 2023	42	32 to 51
10	Lawn Manor AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	969	40%	Good 2023	35	26 to 46
11	The Dorcan AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	881	30%	Good 2022	33	24 to 43
12	Kingsdown SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,108	30%	Good 2020	29	21 to 38
13	The Deanery CofE AcademyFree school · ages 11-18	670	25%	Inadequate 2023	13	9 to 18
14	UTC SwindonUniversity technical college · ages 14-19	182	29%	Requires improvement 2024	2	1 to 4

Secondary schools by town in Swindon

Swindon14 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Devon43 schools Gloucestershire41 schools Somerset36 schools Cornwall31 schools Wiltshire29 schools Dorset29 schools Bristol, City of25 schools South Gloucestershire19 schools Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole24 schools Plymouth19 schools Bath and North East Somerset14 schools North Somerset11 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.