Schools in Swindon
87 state-funded schools, 37,024 pupils. 89.5% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 3 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Swindon?
Swindon has 87 state-funded schools teaching 37,024 pupils. 65 primary, 14 secondary, 7 special.
What percentage of schools in Swindon are Good or Outstanding?
89.5% of the 86 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Swindon are rated Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding and 74 Good. 8 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Swindon are rated Outstanding?
3 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Swindon: The Croft Primary School, Haydon Wick Primary School, Rodbourne Cheney Primary School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- The Croft Primary SchoolPrimary418Outstanding 2024
- Haydon Wick Primary SchoolPrimary268Outstanding 2024
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary SchoolPrimary253Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 65 | 64 | 93.8% |
| Secondary | 14 | 14 | 78.6% |
| Special | 7 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Swindon
Showing 20 of 87 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Swindon Academy | Secondary | 1,854 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1,573 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's Catholic College | Secondary | 1,433 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Commonweal School | Secondary | 1,382 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lydiard Park Academy | Secondary | 1,287 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abbey Park School | Secondary | 1,182 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Nova Hreod Academy | Secondary | 1,059 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingsdown School | Secondary | 1,029 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Western Academy | Secondary | 1,025 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lawn Manor Academy | Secondary | 940 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Dorcan Academy | Secondary | 888 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Deanery CofE Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 147086 | Secondary | 768 | Inadequate2023Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
Drove Primary School | Primary | 731 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Even Swindon Primary School | Primary | 691 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Highworth Warneford School Grade inherited from previous URN 136860 | Secondary | 630 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | Ofsted |
Haydonleigh Primary School | Primary | 555 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Goddard Park Community Primary School | Primary | 523 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lawn Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 489 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lethbridge Primary School | Primary | 476 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Red Oaks Primary School | Primary | 464 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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