Examination Results

Please scroll down from Primary, GCSE (2022) and A Level (2022) to find the lastest available results:

Achievement in the Primary Phase 2019

Swindon Academy's performance in the Primary Phase can be viewed below or it can be accessed at the Department for Education website at the following link: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/135364/swindon-academy/primary

How are we doing at the end of Key Stage 1?

At the end of Year 2 children are assessed in reading, writing, mathematics and science.  By the end of KS1 children are aiming to achieve the expected standard for 7-year olds (EXS).  Those children working at a deeper level are recorded as working at Greater Depth (GDS).  The table below shows how well children at Swindon Academy are achieving compared to other schools in our local authority, as well as all other primary schools in the country.

How are we doing at the end of Key Stage 2?  

At the end of Year 6 children are assessed in reading, writing, mathematics and grammar, punctuation and spelling.  By the end of KS2 children are aiming to achieve the expected standard for 11-year olds (EXS). Those children working at a deeper level are graded as exceeding the expected standard (GDS).  The tables below show how well children at Swindon Academy are achieving compared to other schools in our local authority, as well as all other primary schools in the country.

Results Over Time

Achievement at GCSE 2022

Students and staff at Swindon Academy celebrated with their families when GCSE qualifications are awarded in August 2022. As testament to students’ hard work, 73% of Year 11s at the academy achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 61% achieving a grade 5 or above in both subjects. Securing the highest grades, 21% of students achieved grade 7 or above in English and maths. These exceptional results will place the school in the top 15% nationally for progress.

Amongst those achieving excellent results were:

• Giovana Marchetti who achieved eight Grade 9s and two Grade 8s;
• Oana-Cristina Tudor who achieved six Grade 9s and two Grade 8s;
• Leanne Fernades who achieved five Grade 9s and three Grade 8s;
• Kyle Rendell who achieved four Grade 9s and five Grade 8s.

Many of this year’s Year 11 students will be taking up their place at Sixth Form in September.

Karen Wright, Headteacher at Swindon Academy, praised the year 11 students saying: 

“We have celebrated some wonderful GCSE achievements at Swindon Academy in 2022. It is particularly pleasing that, given the disruptions caused by the pandemic over the last two years, our Year 11s have achieved so highly. I’d also like to thank and congratulate our excellent team of staff for taking our students’ learning from strength to strength.

“I know how excited our Year 11 students are to begin their Sixth Form journeys -  many of them at United College Sixth Form based at Swindon Academy. I look forward to progressing our academic offering so that we can continue to offer the best possible futures for our young people.”

Swindon Academy's performance in the Secondary Phase can be viewed below. Previous 2019 data can be accessed at the Department for Education website at the following link: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/135364/swindon-academy/secondary

Achievement at A-Level 2022

There were celebrations at United College Sixth Form (UCSF) based at Swindon Academy in August, following the release of A Level results. With 37% of A Level entries achieving grades A*-B and 77% of entries receiving grades A*-C, UCSF students were able to confirm their places at top Russell Group universities across the country.

These results show a significant and sustained improvement at A Level over a number of years. You can see a snapshot of A Level Results from 2022 below

Headline details for 2019 can be found at: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/135364/swindon-academy/16-to-18