The Commonweal School

State-Funded School

the-commonweal-school-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon SouthConstituency

SN1 4JEPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Commonweal School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Swindon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,442 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.12

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,442

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,442
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 14 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Jan 2018	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.