Secondary schools in Swindon
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Swindon has 14 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,533 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 19% in a school sixth form, 19% at a sixth form college, 47% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 26% of students in Swindon went to university (England 37%), and 8% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.0 against 46.1 for England; 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Swindon against England
| Measure | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,533 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 19% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 19% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Swindon
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (14)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Park SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,193 | 87% | 13% | 50% | 4% | — | 46.2 | 51% |
| Great Western AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 1,039 | 85% | 40% | 24% | 4% | 58% | 45.5 | 41% |
| Highworth Warneford SchoolAcademy converter | 636 | — | — | — | — | — | 46.0 | 50% |
| Kingsdown SchoolAcademy converter | 1,108 | 82% | 3% | 49% | 3% | — | 41.4 | 37% |
| Lawn Manor AcademyAcademy converter | 969 | 86% | 6% | 68% | 1% | — | 37.5 | 30% |
| Lydiard Park AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,302 | 86% | 29% | 43% | 4% | 34% | 47.0 | 43% |
| Nova Hreod AcademyAcademy converter | 1,044 | 84% | 11% | 53% | 4% | — | 49.1 | 53% |
| St Joseph's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | 1,425 | 95% | 8% | 71% | 1% | — | 38.0 | 28% |
| Swindon AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,820 | 81% | 23% | 48% | 3% | 53% | 50.2 | 57% |
| The Commonweal SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,442 | 94% | 39% | 41% | 1% | 40% | 46.3 | 38% |
| The Deanery CofE AcademyFree schools | 670 | — | — | — | — | — | 46.6 | 50% |
| The Dorcan AcademyAcademy converter | 881 | 82% | 5% | 70% | 3% | — | 44.3 | 45% |
| The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,616 | 90% | 38% | 36% | 3% | 60% | 53.5 | 62% |
| UTC SwindonUniversity technical college · sixth form | 182 | 69% | 25% | 38% | 10% | 22% | 32.4 | 25% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (5)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New College Swindoncollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 22% | — | — |
| Crowdys Hill Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 348 | 94% | 0% | 15% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Churchward Schoolstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 139 | 88% | 0% | 12% | 0% | — | 13.0 | 0% |
| St Luke's Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 84 | 44% | 0% | 44% | 11% | — | 2.6 | 0% |
| Uplands Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 172 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |