Lydiard Park Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Swindon
Unique reference
137264
Address
Grange Park Way, Grange Park, SN5 6HN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1262 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
49.9%
Girls
50.1%
First language not English
17.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.6%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70%
Other White 12.8%
Mixed 7.3%
African 3%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.2%
Other Black 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.02
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.07
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 21%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.92
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award45
TourismTechnical Award20
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE21
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE28
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE26
BiologyGCSE29
Business Studies:SingleGCSE82
ChemistryGCSE28
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Lydiard Park Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
232
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
224
2nd preference
70
3rd preference
73
From another Local Authority
24
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
224
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
238
123
115
Year 8
232
115
117
Year 9
223
103
120
Year 10
215
109
106
Year 11
211
104
107
Year 12
62
29
33
Year 13
77
46
31
Year 14
4
1
3
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
85.4%
85.6%
Further education
40.0%
48.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
37.0%
21.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
7.0%
15.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
4.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
61.0%
51.9%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
30.0%
13.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
3.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.3%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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