St Luke's Academy
Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 7AS
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Green
- Sponsor
- The White Horse Federation
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 145852
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Telephone
- 01793705566
About this school
St Luke's Academy is a special academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 84 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.5 | 8.2 | 2.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.80 -2.64 to -0.97 | -1.92 -2.66 to -1.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 6% | 11.8% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
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 St Luke's 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 | 6.5 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2 | 37.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.6 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 29.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 30.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.88%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 30.12%
- Persistent absence
- 69.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Connex0.6 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
Crowdys Hill School0.7 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
Compass Community School Wheatley Park1.4 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
EOTAS Swindon1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Swindon
-
Uplands School2.2 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
- Nyland School Academies
- The Chalet School Academies
- Uplands School Academies
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Luke's Academy teach?
- St Luke's Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of St Luke's Academy?
- The headteacher of St Luke's Academy is Mr Thomas Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Luke's Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Luke's 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 St Luke's Academy?
- St Luke's Academy has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Luke's Academy a faith school?
- No. St Luke's Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs St Luke's Academy?
- St Luke's Academy 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.
- How have St Luke's Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.5 in 2022/23 and 2.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Luke's Academy's absence rate?
- St Luke's Academy's overall absence rate is 30.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Luke's Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Luke's 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 2 July 2026.