Secondary
Bradon Forest School
The Peak, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 987 of 1260 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 77.9
- Pupils per adult
- 11.8
- Pupils
- 916
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
45%
1 points above the Swindon average (44% across 15 schools)
48.1
3.2 above the Swindon average (44.9 across 15 schools)
6th of 15 by our score, among the secondary schools in Swindon we can score - 18 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 |
| Entered the EBacc | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 54% |
| 22/23 | 54% |
| 23/24 | 50% |
| 24/25 | 45% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.05 |
| 22/23 | +0.24 |
| 23/24 | -0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.9 |
| 22/23 | 49.6 |
| 23/24 | 46.0 |
| 24/25 | 48.1 |
The Peak, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Wiltshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Haines
- Address
- The Peak, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AT
- Telephone
- 01793770570