Compass Community School Wheatley Park
25-27 Moredon Road, Rodbourne Cheney, Swindon, SN25 3DF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Orchard
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 15
- Pupils on roll
- 15
- URN
- 149871
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793686610
About this school
Compass Community School Wheatley Park is an independent special school in Swindon. It teaches children aged 7 to 17 and has 15 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Compass Community School Wheatley Park under its current framework. 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
Compass Community School Wheatley Park has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
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 Compass Community School Wheatley Park has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 12 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 15
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
EOTAS Swindon0.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Swindon
-
Crowdys Hill School1.3 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
St Luke's Academy1.4 miles
Academies · Swindon
-
Connex1.5 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
Brimble Hill Special School1.6 miles
Academies · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
- Aspris Ridgeway School Special schools
- Brimble Hill Special School Academies
- Churchward School Free Schools
- Connex Special schools
- Crowdys Hill School Special schools
- EOTAS Swindon Local authority maintained schools
- Nyland School Academies
- 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 year groups does Compass Community School Wheatley Park teach?
- Compass Community School Wheatley Park teaches children aged 7 to 17. It is a special school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Compass Community School Wheatley Park?
- The headteacher of Compass Community School Wheatley Park is Ms Emma Orchard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Compass Community School Wheatley Park been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compass Community School Wheatley Park under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Compass Community School Wheatley Park?
- Compass Community School Wheatley Park has 15 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 17.
- Is Compass Community School Wheatley Park full?
- Compass Community School Wheatley Park has capacity for 15 pupils and 15 on roll (100%), 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 Compass Community School Wheatley Park a faith school?
- No. Compass Community School Wheatley Park has no designated religious character.
- What are Compass Community School Wheatley Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Community School Wheatley Park'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 24 July 2026.