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Lawn Manor Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Salcombe Grove, Swindon SN3 1ER · lawnmanor.org · 01793 487286
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Swindon 44, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 969
- 97% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 39.8%
- First language not English
- 46.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 199 families put the school first and 200 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 200 | 199 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 156 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 200 | 143 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 131 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 166 | 130 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.5, and 29.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Swindon it was 44, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.18 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137408)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.8 | +1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 10.1 | +6.4 |
| Further education | 69 | −10.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Lawn Manor Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137408), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137408)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 86
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (30%) with SEND