Abbey Park School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Swindon
The Learning Campus, Swindon, SN25 2ND
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/01/2023
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
19.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,193
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
226 of 281 families who put it first got an offer
238
Places offered
566
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 281 | 226 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 203 | 12 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 81 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 566 | 238 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Swindon lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jon Ward
- Address
- The Learning Campus, Redhouse Way, Swindon, SN25 2ND
- Phone
- 01793705400
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Ward / constituency
- St Andrews West & Tadpole · Swindon North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145744
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
1,193 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 January 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 · 1,228 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 44.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 231 | — |
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 | 230 | 17% | 58% | 77% | |
| English Language | 230 | 10% | 50% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 227 | 11% | 56% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 197 | 6% | 47% | 70% | |
| History | 145 | 21% | 46% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 109 | 17% | 59% | 80% | |
| Business | 99 | 9% | 52% | 62% | |
| Design & Technology | 76 | 7% | 29% | 49% | |
| Geography | 75 | 19% | 47% | 57% | |
| Spanish | 71 | 18% | 61% | 70% | |
| Social Studies | 69 | 38% | 72% | 80% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 46 | 9% | 35% | 52% |
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) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.