Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Lime Kiln, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 7HG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Ellis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,611
- Pupils on roll
- 1,714
- URN
- 136911
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793841900
About this school
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is a secondary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,714 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 276 | 280 | 278 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.1 | 47.4 | 51.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.17 to +0.51 | +0.08 -0.09 to +0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 51.1% | 56.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 70.7% | 75.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 31.1% | 38.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Royal Wootton Bassett Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.1 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,725 |
| 2023/24 | 1,727 |
| 2024/25 | 1,688 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Royal Wootton Bassett Academy compares
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy ranked 5th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51 | 7% | 14.5% | 1,714 | — |
| Lydiard Park Academy | 47 | 7.9% | 26.5% | 1,302 | 2.5 miles |
| Bradon Forest School | 48.1 | 8.8% | 18.6% | 987 | 2.9 miles |
| The Deanery CofE Academy | 46.6 | 9% | 21.9% | 670 | 4.0 miles |
| Nova Hreod Academy | 49.1 | 11.8% | 26.9% | 1,044 | 4.6 miles |
| UTC Swindon | 32.4 | 10.3% | 30.8% | 182 | 4.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.48%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lydiard Park Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Swindon
-
Bradon Forest School2.9 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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The Deanery CofE Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Swindon
-
Nova Hreod Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Swindon
-
UTC Swindon4.8 miles
Secondary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy ranks 2nd of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Swindon.
- Abbey Park School Secondary
- Bradon Forest School Secondary
- Great Western Academy Secondary
- Highworth Warneford School Secondary
- Kingsdown School Secondary
- Lawn Manor Academy Secondary
- Lydiard Park Academy Secondary
- Nova Hreod Academy Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic College Secondary
- The Commonweal School Secondary
- The Deanery CofE Academy Secondary
- The Dorcan Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Royal Wootton Bassett Academy teach?
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Royal Wootton Bassett Academy?
- The headteacher of Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is Mrs Anita Ellis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Royal Wootton Bassett Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy?
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy has 1,714 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Royal Wootton Bassett Academy full?
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy has capacity for 1,611 pupils and 1,714 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Royal Wootton Bassett Academy a faith school?
- No. Royal Wootton Bassett Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Royal Wootton Bassett Academy a selective school?
- No. Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Royal Wootton Bassett Academy part of an academy trust?
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is part of ASCEND LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Royal Wootton Bassett Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.1 in 2022/23 and 51 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Royal Wootton Bassett Academy compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy ranked 5th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Royal Wootton Bassett Academy's absence rate?
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Royal Wootton Bassett Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Royal Wootton Bassett Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.