Abbey Park School
Academy sponsor led · 1,193 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.2
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Lawn Manor Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 969of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 39.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 147
- Ofsted
- Good, 11 July 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Churchfields Academy (URN 137408, until 30 April 2017).
What the data says
Lawn Manor Academy has no sixth form. Of the 191 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 13% moved to a sixth form college, 68% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.5 against 46.1 across England and 44.0 in Swindon, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 64% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 61% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Swindon and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Lawn Manor Academy | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 191 | 2,533 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 19% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 13% | 19% | 13% |
| — further education college | 68% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Lawn Manor Academy | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.5 | 44.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 31% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.18 | 3.91 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 42% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.1 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.3 | 47.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 33% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 141 | 96% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 60% |
| English Language | 141 | 96% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 43% |
| English Literature | 135 | 92% | 86% | 3% | 21% | 54% |
| Biology | 95 | 65% | 23% | 12% | 45% | 55% |
| Chemistry | 94 | 64% | 23% | 12% | 47% | 60% |
| Physics | 89 | 61% | 23% | 12% | 46% | 70% |
| Geography | 58 | 39% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 59% |
| History | 49 | 33% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 43% |
| Business Studies | 48 | 33% | 18% | 6% | 20% | 52% |
| Spanish | 48 | 33% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 41 | 28% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 29% |
| Computer Science | 24 | 16% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 29% |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 16% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 65% |
| Graphic Communication | 21 | 14% | 1% | 19% | 23% | 95% |
| Art and Design | 19 | 13% | 7% | 26% | 24% | 74% |
| Music | 16 | 11% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| Dance | 13 | 9% | 1% | 15% | 27% | 54% |
| Drama | 12 | 8% | 7% | 17% | 27% | 42% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Photography | 1 | 1% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Textiles | 1 | 1% | 2% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Tourism | 27 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 23 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 2 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.