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St Luke's Academy

Academy special sponsor led · Mixed · Swindon

Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 7AS

01793705566

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 06/07/2022

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

69.9%

69.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

84

Capacity used

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GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special sponsor led
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Thomas Green
Address
Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 7AS
Phone
01793705566
Local authority
Swindon
Ward / constituency
Upper Stratton · Swindon North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
145852

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals69%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support0%——
87% boys (73)13% girls (11)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION

84 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    06 July 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 86 pupils

Attendance

69.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

30.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

69.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

25.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

15.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

76%
20/21
64%
21/22
69%
22/23
70%
23/24
70%
24/25

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 over time

1.120195.820226.520238.220242.62025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 82.646
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.114.1
Pupils in cohort18—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.73
Other pupils
-2.18
Low prior attainers
-1.44

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics80%0%0%
English Language60%0%0%
Art and Design40%0%0%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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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.