58%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
30%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
546.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,029
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 28/01/2020
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Kingsdown School · Secondary · Swindon
Part ofRIVER LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
58%
-2pp
63%61%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
-1pp
49%43%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
41.4
-0.2
45.143.241.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.4
EBacc entry
30%
-7pp
37%26%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
EBacc APS
546.1
-101.7
683.6614.9546.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 546.1
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,029
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH
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 | 58% | 37% | 41.4 | Not applicable | 30% | 546.1 | 34% | 1,029 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 38% | 41.6 | -0.36 | 37% | 647.8 | 47% | 990 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 39% | 42.6 | -0.03 | 37% | 636.4 | 46% | 942 |
| 2021/22 | 63% | 49% | 45.1 | -0.09 | 19% | 683.4 | 35% | 895 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 39% | 43.8 | +0.04 | 14% | 683.6 | 32% | 1,026 |
| 2017/18 | 54% | 34% | 39.4 | -0.48 | 7% | 610.0 | 35% | 1,106 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,029 | 18.6 | 19% | 8% | 28% | 8% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 990 | 20.6 | 18% | 7% | 27% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 942 | 24.2 | 20% | 8% | 26% | 11% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 895 | 20.8 | 19% | 5% | 28% | 11% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 893 | 19.1 | 18% | 5% | 28% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,026 | 18.3 | 20% | 4% | 27% | 7% | 21% |
| 2017/18 | — | 18.4 | — | — | — | 8% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.