The Chalet School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon SouthConstituency

SN3 6EXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Chalet School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–11, 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 87 pupils. The Chalet School is part of BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

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

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

16%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

77%Boys

23%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 87
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
12 May 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.