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Kingsdown School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon SN2 7SH · kingsdownschool.co.uk · 01793 822284
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Swindon 44, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.03 mi
- 1.66 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Furthest distance offered · Swindon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,108
- 88% of 1,260 places
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- River Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Furthest distance offered” went to a home 1.03 mi (1.66 km) from the school. Source: Swindon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 237 families put the school first and 232 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 232 | 237 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 232 | 206 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 217 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 230 | 233 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 225 | 173 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Furthest distance offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.03 mi1.66 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.4, and 37% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.55 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137265)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.9 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 22 | +5.3 |
| Further education | 54.3 | −4.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −4.3 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | +2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +3 |
Ofsted
Kingsdown School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137265), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137265)
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (216 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 216
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 86 parents (40%) with SEND