The Chalet School
Liden Drive, Liden, Swindon, SN3 6EX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Morris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Brunel Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 72
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 146668
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793534537
About this school
The Chalet School is a special academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 87 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected 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 | 8 | 14 | 11 |
| 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 | 13% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 97.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 87.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 The Chalet 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 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 10 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 17.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.97%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nyland School1.3 miles
Academies · Swindon
-
Crowdys Hill School2.9 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
Connex3.0 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
EOTAS Swindon3.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Swindon
-
St Luke's Academy3.6 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
- St Luke's Academy Academies
- Uplands School Academies
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Chalet School teach?
- The Chalet School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of The Chalet School?
- The headteacher of The Chalet School is Mrs Claire Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Chalet School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Chalet 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 big is The Chalet School?
- The Chalet School has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Chalet School full?
- The Chalet School has capacity for 72 pupils and 87 on roll (121%), 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 The Chalet School a faith school?
- No. The Chalet School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Chalet School?
- The Chalet School is part of BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Chalet 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 The Chalet School's absence rate?
- The Chalet School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Chalet School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Chalet 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 10 July 2026.