Schools in Swindon

72 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Swindon

Primary

Offered their first choice 95.6%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 90.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,416
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.6% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 90.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,059 places for 2,416 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 90.5%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 94.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,914
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 90.5% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.3 points lower than in 2016, when it was 94.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,867 places for 2,914 applications, which is 47 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Swindon lodged 109 appeals about a school place.

71 of them were heard by a panel and 7 succeeded, which is about 10 in every 100 heard.

The other 38 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Abbey Park School Swindon	1.26	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Great Western Academy Swindon	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Highworth Warneford School Swindon	0.93	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kingsdown School Swindon	1.02	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lawn Manor Academy Swindon	0.99	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lydiard Park Academy Swindon	0.95	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Nova Hreod Academy Swindon	0.67	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Joseph's Catholic College Swindon	0.93	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Commonweal School Swindon	1.01	-	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Deanery CofE Academy Swindon	0.44	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Dorcan Academy Swindon	1.10	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College Swindon	1.11	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Swindon by first preferences per place
Schools in SN1 (8)
Schools in SN2 (11)
Schools in SN25 (16)
Schools in SN3 (19)
Schools in SN4 (10)
Schools in SN5 (13)
Schools in SN6 (9)
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