Lydiard Park Academy
Grange Park Way, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6HN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mr Gary Pearson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lydiard Park Academy
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,370
- Pupils on roll
- 1,302
- URN
- 137264
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793874224
About this school
Lydiard Park Academy is a secondary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,302 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 222 | 206 | 214 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | 46.6 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.17 to +0.20 | +0.19 -0.01 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 48.5% | 43% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 66.5% | 66.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 40.8% | 38.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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 Lydiard Park 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 | Swindon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.3 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.6 | 37.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,275 |
| 2023/24 | 1,262 |
| 2024/25 | 1,287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydiard Park Academy compares
Lydiard Park Academy ranked 4th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 7.9% | 26.5% | 1,302 | — |
| The Deanery CofE Academy | 46.6 | 9% | 21.9% | 670 | 1.8 miles |
| Nova Hreod Academy | 49.1 | 11.8% | 26.9% | 1,044 | 2.2 miles |
| Bradon Forest School | 48.1 | 8.8% | 18.6% | 987 | 2.2 miles |
| UTC Swindon | 32.4 | 10.3% | 30.8% | 182 | 2.3 miles |
| Royal Wootton Bassett Academy | 51 | 7% | 14.5% | 1,714 | 2.5 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)
- 26.5%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.85%
- Persistent absence
- 22.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Deanery CofE Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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Nova Hreod Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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Bradon Forest School2.2 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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UTC Swindon2.3 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Lydiard Park Academy ranks 6th 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
- Nova Hreod Academy Secondary
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic College Secondary
- The Commonweal School Secondary
- The Deanery CofE Academy Secondary
- The Dorcan Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lydiard Park Academy teach?
- Lydiard Park Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Swindon.
- Who is the executive principal of Lydiard Park Academy?
- The executive principal of Lydiard Park Academy is Mr Gary Pearson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lydiard Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydiard Park 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 big is Lydiard Park Academy?
- Lydiard Park Academy has 1,302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lydiard Park Academy full?
- Lydiard Park Academy has capacity for 1,370 pupils and 1,302 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lydiard Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Lydiard Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Lydiard Park Academy a selective school?
- No. Lydiard Park Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Lydiard Park Academy?
- Lydiard Park Academy is part of THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lydiard Park Academy have?
- The schools register lists Lydiard Park Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lydiard Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.3 in 2022/23 and 47 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lydiard Park Academy rank locally?
- Lydiard Park Academy ranked 4th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lydiard Park Academy's absence rate?
- Lydiard Park Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lydiard Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lydiard Park 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.