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Churchward School

William Morris Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2PP

Special / SEND
Ages 11–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Churchward School is a special / send school (free schools special) in Swindon, South West, for pupils aged 11–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Free schools special
Establishment group
Free Schools
Age range
Ages 11–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
125
Pupils on roll
139
URN
145874

Admissions

Local authority
Swindon
Academy trust or group
BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.

Secondary results 2024/25
MeasureSchool
Attainment 8 score13
EBacc average point score1.26
Entering the EBacc0%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths20.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 January 2023 · Published 9 March 2023

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

Overall effectiveness

Good

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Location

Address
William Morris Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2PP
Local authority
Swindon

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