The Commonweal School, Swindon

In 2026, pupils at The Commonweal School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Swindon and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Swindon and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.11: pupils made below 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 36.1, against 47.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 235 families put The Commonweal School as their first choice and 572 named it as one of their preferences, for 232 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Commonweal School are UTC Swindon (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 32.3); The Deanery CofE Academy (0.9 miles, Attainment 8 47.6); Lawn Manor Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.5); and The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51).

The Commonweal School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 213 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 161 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The Commonweal School has a resourced provision for physical disability: 19 places, 11 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Commonweal Road (n-bound), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Commonweal School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 569 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, The Commonweal School issued 165 suspensions, 11.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Commonweal School are Lethbridge Primary School (0.4 miles), King William Street Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles), Lift East Wichel (0.5 miles) and The Croft Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.