Uplands School

State-Funded School

uplands-school-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon NorthConstituency

SN25 2NBPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 172 pupils. Uplands School is part of BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

172

Total Pupils

75%Boys

25%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

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: 172
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
15 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
8 Sept 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.