Nyland School

State-Funded School

nyland-school-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon SouthConstituency

SN3 3RDPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Nyland School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–11, located in Swindon, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 67 pupils. Nyland School is part of The White Horse Federation.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 24 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 0%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 97

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

10%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 67
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The White Horse Federation

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 10 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
14 Dec 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.