Abbey Park School
Academy sponsor led · 1,193 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.2
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Nova Hreod Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,044of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 179
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 16 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Nova Hreod (URN 126465, until 1 January 2014).
What the data says
Nova Hreod Academy has no sixth form. Of the 160 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 21% moved to a sixth form college, 53% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 49% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.1 against 46.1 across England and 44.0 in Swindon, with 53% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Nova Hreod Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Swindon and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Nova Hreod Academy | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 160 | 2,533 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 11% | 19% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 21% | 19% | 13% |
| — further education college | 53% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Nova Hreod Academy | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.1 | 44.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 49% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.67 | 3.91 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.3 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.7 | 47.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 17% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 178 | 99% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 69% |
| English Literature | 178 | 99% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 69% |
| Mathematics | 178 | 99% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 159 | 89% | 65% | 21% | 9% | 70% |
| Geography | 99 | 55% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 65% |
| French | 87 | 49% | 18% | 54% | 29% | 87% |
| History | 72 | 40% | 41% | 35% | 26% | 76% |
| Business Studies | 49 | 27% | 18% | 33% | 20% | 67% |
| Drama | 27 | 15% | 7% | 26% | 27% | 96% |
| Fine Art | 22 | 12% | 9% | 5% | 28% | 73% |
| Photography | 20 | 11% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 60% |
| Biology | 19 | 11% | 23% | 58% | 45% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 17 | 9% | 23% | 65% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 17 | 9% | 23% | 71% | 46% | 88% |
| 3D Design | 13 | 7% | 2% | 15% | 16% | 69% |
| Music | 5 | 3% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Portuguese | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Religious Studies | 4 | 2% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 30 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 22 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 14 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.