The Deanery CofE Academy, Swindon

In its own words: "Wichelstowe Trinity Learning Campus has the most amazing facilities that can be hired out. We have a Sport England specification sports hall and floodlit all weather pitch, as well as other sporting and non-sporting facilities. The Deanery Theatre which is state-of-the-art, holds an audience capacity of over 430 (tiered seating) and additional spaces for wheelchairs."

From the headteacher's welcome: "This is a new educational approach for a school - which will be unique in the Swindon area. There is a blend of rigorous academic programme with a focus on the whole child and outstanding opportunities in sports, leadership, and the creative and performing arts."

In 2026, pupils at The Deanery CofE Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Swindon and 47 across England.

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Swindon and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.6 in 2025.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.1, against 50.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put The Deanery CofE Academy as their first choice and 210 named it as one of their preferences, for 104 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Deanery CofE Academy are The Commonweal School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.1); UTC Swindon (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 32.3); The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51); and Lydiard Park Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.1).

The Deanery CofE Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

The Deanery CofE Academy is one of 8 schools run by The Park Academies Trust, an academy trust.

30.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Asian (13%) and Black (11%).

The Deanery CofE Academy has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 60 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Deanery Academy (outside), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Deanery CofE Academy issued 390 suspensions, 50.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Deanery CofE Academy are Kingfisher CE Academy (under 0.1 miles), Lift Hazelwood (0.8 miles), Lift East Wichel (0.8 miles) and Robert Le Kyng Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.