Liden Academy
Liden Drive, Liden, Swindon, SN3 6EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeff Mason
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Excalibur Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- URN
- 148321
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793531025
About this school
Liden Academy is a primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 395 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Liden 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 50% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 68% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 70% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 71% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Liden 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 | 58% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 429 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liden Academy compares
Liden Academy ranked 30th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.5% | 27.7% | 395 | — |
| Eldene Nursery and Primary School | 37% | 5.1% | 34.3% | 327 | 0.6 miles |
| Badbury Park Primary School | — | 3.8% | 12.2% | 397 | 0.7 miles |
| Oaktree Nursery and Primary School | 36% | 7% | 46.3% | 372 | 0.9 miles |
| Goddard Park Community Primary School | 59% | 5.5% | 53.4% | 518 | 1.1 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.1% | 22.6% | 312 | 1.1 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)
- 27.7%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.54%
- Persistent absence
- 13.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eldene Nursery and Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Badbury Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Oaktree Nursery and Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Goddard Park Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Liden Academy ranks 36th of the 64 ranked primary schools in Swindon.
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Badbury Park Primary School Primary
- Beechcroft Infant School Primary
- Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bridlewood Primary School Primary
- Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Field Primary School Primary
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primary
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Liden Academy teach?
- Liden Academy teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Liden Academy?
- The headteacher of Liden Academy is Mr Jeff Mason, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Liden Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liden 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 Liden Academy?
- Liden Academy has 395 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Liden Academy full?
- Liden Academy has capacity for 504 pupils and 395 on roll (78%), so it has space against 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 Liden Academy a faith school?
- No. Liden Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Liden Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Liden Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Liden Academy part of an academy trust?
- Liden Academy is part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Liden Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Liden Academy compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Liden Academy ranked 30th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Liden Academy's absence rate?
- Liden Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Liden Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Liden 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 10 July 2026.