Lawn Manor Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Swindon
Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/07/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
27.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
969
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
156 of 156 families who put it first got an offer
200
Places offered
346
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 156 | 156 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 125 | 22 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 65 | 11 | ● 17% |
| Total | 346 | 189 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Swindon lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Russell Langdown
- Address
- Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
- Phone
- 01793487286
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Ward / constituency
- Walcot · Swindon South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144773
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
969 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,003 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 45.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 141 | 11% | 40% | 60% | |
| English Language | 141 | 7% | 31% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 135 | 3% | 36% | 54% | |
| Biology | 95 | 12% | 40% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 94 | 12% | 40% | 60% | |
| Physics | 89 | 12% | 45% | 70% | |
| Geography | 58 | 16% | 41% | 59% | |
| History | 49 | 16% | 31% | 43% | |
| Spanish | 48 | 21% | 50% | 65% | |
| Business | 48 | 6% | 35% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 43 | 21% | 58% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 41 | 7% | 15% | 29% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Swindon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.