The Deanery CofE Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Swindon
Peglars Way, Swindon, SN1 7DA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 12/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
25.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
670
Capacity used
Has space64%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
38 of 38 families who put it first got an offer
143
Places offered
184
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 38 | 38 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 71 | 7 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 75 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 184 | 46 | 25% |
Swindon lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican/Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jon Young
- Address
- Peglars Way, Wichelstowe, Swindon, SN1 7DA
- Phone
- 01793236611
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Ward / constituency
- Wroughton & Wichelstowe · East Wiltshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151305
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
670 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Inadequate Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 829 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 161 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 160 | 15% | 54% | 74% | |
| English Language | 160 | 27% | 64% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 156 | 17% | 59% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 152 | 16% | 49% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 97 | 3% | 37% | 58% | |
| History | 95 | 22% | 66% | 74% | |
| Geography | 69 | 10% | 48% | 58% | |
| Biology | 63 | 25% | 89% | 95% | |
| Physics | 62 | 27% | 84% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 62 | 31% | 84% | 98% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 7% | 35% | 62% | |
| French | 43 | 40% | 67% | 72% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Swindon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.