Churchward School

State-Funded School

churchward-school-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon NorthConstituency

SN25 2PPPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Churchward School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Swindon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 139 pupils. Churchward School is part of BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 13
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 1.26

Ethnicity

White

93%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

139

Total Pupils

65%Boys

35%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 139
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.