Best Secondary Schools in Swindon

We checked all 16 secondary schools in Swindon, and every one is ranked.

Schools checked: 16
Ranked: 16
Without a rank: 0

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Swindon. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Swindon also has 80 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Swindon.

Ranked secondary schools in Swindon

Rank 1
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Academy, 1,616 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
53.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
61.9%
Rank 2
Swindon Academy
Academy, 1,820 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
50.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.4%
Rank 3
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Academy, 1,714 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
51.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.1%
Rank 4
Nova Hreod Academy
Academy, 1,044 pupils, inspected January 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.5%
Rank 5
Abbey Park School
Academy, 1,193 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.6%
Rank 6
Bradon Forest School
Academy, 987 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.8%
Rank 7
Lydiard Park Academy
Academy, 1,302 pupils, inspected January 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
43%
Rank 8
The Dorcan Academy
Academy, 881 pupils, inspected July 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.8%
Rank 9
Great Western Academy
Free school, 1,039 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.3%
Rank 10
The Commonweal School
Academy, 1,442 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.3%
Rank 11
Highworth Warneford School
Academy, 636 pupils, inspected April 2022
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
46.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
50%
Rank 12
Kingsdown School
Academy, 1,108 pupils, inspected January 2020
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
37%
Rank 13
The Deanery CofE Academy
Free school, 670 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Inadequate
Attainment 8
46.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.3%
Rank 14
Lawn Manor Academy
Academy, 969 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.9%
Rank 15
St Joseph's Catholic College
Academy, 1,425 pupils, inspected November 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
38.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
27.7%
Rank 16
UTC Swindon
Free school, 182 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
32.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
25.4%