Lawn Manor Academy, Swindon

In its own words: "The Government have reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values.” It has set out its definition of British values, which can be summarised in the following ways: Lawn Manor Academy recognises the multi-cultural and multi-faith community that it serves."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Lawn Manor Academy. I am incredibly proud to lead a school that places young people at the heart of everything we do. Lawn Manor Academy is a school with ambition, aspiration and a deep commitment to ensuring every pupil is supported to achieve their very best."

In 2026, pupils at Lawn Manor Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Swindon and 47 across England.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Swindon and 47% in England.

That is up from 37.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.03: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.5, against 45.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Physics, Biology and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 199 families put Lawn Manor Academy as their first choice and 385 named it as one of their preferences, for 200 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lawn Manor Academy are St Joseph's Catholic College (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); The Commonweal School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.1); UTC Swindon (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 32.3); and The Dorcan Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.2).

Lawn Manor Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Lawn Manor Academy is one of 7 schools run by Ascend Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 168 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 69% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

39.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 46.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (44%), Asian (28%) and Black (8%).

The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodside Avenue (e-bound), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 526 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Swindon (132), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Lawn Manor Academy issued 650 suspensions, 69.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Lawn Manor Academy are Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery (0.3 miles), Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles), Drove Primary School (0.6 miles) and Mountford Manor Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.