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Uplands School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Special academy
The Learning Campus, Tadpole Lane, Swindon SN25 2NB · 01793 493910
On the mapSearch near SN25 2NB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Pupils
- 172
- 99% of 173 places
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 24.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126555)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 93.8 | −6.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.3 | — |
Ofsted
Uplands School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126555), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126555)
Jul 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126555)
Jul 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126555)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 21
- 12% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (100%) with SEND