Abbey Park School
The Learning Campus, Swindon, SN25 2ND
1,193 pupils · 99% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 January 2023, published 2 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 42% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.26 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 240 | 303 | 563 | 240 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 238 | 281 | 566 | 238 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 240 | 266 | 554 | 240 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 232 | 256 | 528 | 232 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 234 | 269 | 498 | 234 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 243 | 202 | 422 | 243 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 228 | 212 | 420 | 228 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 229 | 176 | 385 | 213 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Great Western Academy 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Nova Hreod Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bradon Forest School 4.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kingsdown School 4.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- UTC Swindon 5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Lydiard Park Academy 5.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.