Brimble Hill Special School, Swindon

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Special
Academy special converter
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Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Dr Katie Cook
Pupils:124 / 94 capacity
LA:Swindon
Phone:01793493900
Address:Tadpole Lane, Redhouse, Swindon, SN25 2NB
Trust:BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 August 2018

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:143013
UKPRN:10057092
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Swindon North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good.

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At a Glance

39.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Birkdale Close (W-bound)
137m · 2 min walk
Tortworth Road (E-bound)
148m · 2 min walk
Hartington Road (SE-bound)
208m · 3 min walk
North Swindon Learning Campus (E-bound)
317m · 5 min walk
Voyager Drive (SE-bound)
421m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

132%

Over capacity

124 pupils

94 capacity

30 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Swindon

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,754
Projected new pupils:676

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Swindon

Admissions Demand - Swindon

Low demand1.05x oversubscription

Places available

2,816

Applications

2,957

Got 1st preference

87.0%

Got preferred school

97.3%

Secondary admissions across Swindon (2025/26)

Inspection History(102)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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SEN Provision

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

11.85173%

Overall absence

39.82301%

Persistent absence

113

Enrolments

Authorised10.03908%
Unauthorised1.81265%
Persistent (10%+)39.82301%
Severe (50%+)2.65487%

Absence trend

10.32567%
18/19
23.31776%
20/21
15.94738%
21/22
11.69793%
22/23
11.6205%
23/24
11.85173%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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