Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1EROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Lawn Manor Academy is a secondary school in Swindon for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 90 schools in Swindon. It ranks 14th of 16 secondary schools in Swindon. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 July 2023, report published 19 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 July 2023
Pupils at Lawn Manor Academy are polite, considerate and respectful. Leaders have high expectations of all pupils. These are embodied through the 'Lawn Manor Way' and the school's 'ILEARN' values. New arrivals to the school, including pupils who speak English as an additional language, are helped by staff and pupils to settle in quickly. Leaders expect all pupils to behave well. They have established clear and consistent routines to manage pupils' conduct. As a result, low-level disruption in lessons is rare. During social times, pupils manage their behaviour well. This leads to a calm and purposeful environment where pupils focus on their learning. Pupils value diversity and they respect those from different backgrounds. Pupils are actively encouraged at the school to treat everyone equally. This helps most pupils to feel happy and safe in school. Pupils benefit from a rich range of enrichment clubs, including those for Latin, philosophy, robotics and LGBTQ. Pupils embrace these opportunities. Pupils contribute positively to the school community through leadership opportunities, such as becoming 'welcome ambassadors' for new pupils and participating in the school council.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the curriculum does not provide pupils with sufficiently demanding work. As a result, these pupils do not always make the progression through the curriculum that they should. Leaders should ensure that all teaching consistently delivers a demanding curriculum that successfully meets the needs of all pupils.
- Leaders do not always consider strategically how they can make the best use of the resources they have. Therefore, despite their hard work, the behaviour system and attendance intervention are not yet having a positive impact to improve the behaviour or attendance for a minority of pupils. Leaders need to ensure that their resources and systems have the intended impact so that they incite positive change.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
147 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
969 pupils on roll, with places for 1,000
Schools near Lawn Manor Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic College | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 38.0 |
| The Commonweal School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 46.3 |
| UTC Swindon | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Attainment 8: 32.4 |
| The Dorcan Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 44.3 |
| Swindon Academy | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 50.2 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Russell Langdown
- Phone
- 01793487286
- Address
- Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
- Local authority
- Swindon
- URN
- 144773
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.