Nyland School
Nyland Road, Nythe, Swindon, SN3 3RD
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Principal
- Mr Paul Holroyd
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The White Horse Federation
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 138307
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793535023
About this school
Nyland School is a special academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 67 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nyland School, 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 106.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 97.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -13.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -13.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Nyland School 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 | 0% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.77%
- Persistent absence
- 25.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Chalet School1.3 miles
Academies · Swindon
-
Connex1.7 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
Crowdys Hill School1.7 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
EOTAS Swindon2.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Swindon
-
St Luke's Academy2.3 miles
Academies · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
- Aspris Ridgeway School Special schools
- Brimble Hill Special School Academies
- Churchward School Free Schools
- Compass Community School Wheatley Park Special schools
- Connex Special schools
- Crowdys Hill School Special schools
- EOTAS Swindon Local authority maintained schools
- St Luke's Academy Academies
- The Chalet School Academies
- Uplands School Academies
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Nyland School teach?
- Nyland School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Swindon.
- Who is the principal of Nyland School?
- The principal of Nyland School is Mr Paul Holroyd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nyland School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nyland School, 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 Nyland School?
- Nyland School has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nyland School full?
- Nyland School has capacity for 56 pupils and 67 on roll (120%), 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 Nyland School a faith school?
- No. Nyland School has no designated religious character.
- Is Nyland School part of an academy trust?
- Nyland School is part of THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Nyland School have?
- The schools register lists Nyland School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Nyland School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Nyland School's absence rate?
- Nyland School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nyland School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nyland School'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.