70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
41%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
40%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
634.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,025
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Great Western Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Swindon
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
-3pp
72%71%70%
'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
41%
-11pp
52%47%41%
'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
Attainment 8
45.5
-2.2
47.746.645.5
'23'24'25
'25 · 45.5
EBacc entry
40%
+0pp
48%44%40%
'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
EBacc APS
634.3
-15.4
649.7642.0634.3
'23'24'25
'25 · 634.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
A-level APS
31.4
0
31.428.826.1
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31.4
A-level value added
-0.22
-0.3
+0.1-0.1-0.2
'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
12%
+3pp
12%7%2%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 12%
Average A-level grade
C
0
CCC-
'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,025
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
William Morris Way, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, SN25 2PP
Local authority
Swindon
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 41% | 45.5 | Not applicable | 40% | 634.3 | 53% | 1,025 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 52% | 47.7 | +0.12 | 40% | 649.7 | 52% | 952 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 44% | 47.3 | +0.08 | 48% | 639.2 | 64% | 878 |
| 2021/22 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 709 |
| 2018/19 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 153 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 31.4 | C | -0.22 | 12% | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 31.4 | C | +0.06 | 10% | 64 |
| 2022/23 | 26.1 | C- | — | 2% | 54 |
| 2021/22 | 31.4 | C | — | 3% | 34 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,025 | 15.6 | 15% | 11% | 16% | 7% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 952 | 15.3 | 15% | 11% | 14% | 8% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 878 | 15.3 | 15% | 8% | 14% | 7% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 709 | 14.6 | 17% | 6% | 15% | 7% | 17% |
| 2020/21 | 555 | 14.2 | 18% | 4% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 153 | 15.9 | 15% | 5% | 23% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.