Abbey Park School
Academy sponsor led · 1,193 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.2
Free schools
The Deanery CofE Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 670of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 161
- Ofsted
- Inadequate, 12 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Deanery CE Academy (URN 147086, until 1 September 2024).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where The Deanery CofE Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 34% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.6 against 46.1 across England and 44.0 in Swindon, with 50% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Deanery CofE Academy | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.6 | 44.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 | 3.91 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 26.1 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.9 | 47.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 160 | 99% | 89% | 27% | 20% | 78% |
| Mathematics | 160 | 99% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 74% |
| English Literature | 156 | 97% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 74% |
| Religious Studies | 152 | 94% | 31% | 16% | 32% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 97 | 60% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 58% |
| History | 95 | 59% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 74% |
| Geography | 69 | 43% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 58% |
| Biology | 63 | 39% | 23% | 25% | 45% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 62 | 39% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 62 | 39% | 23% | 27% | 46% | 95% |
| Fine Art | 55 | 34% | 9% | 7% | 28% | 62% |
| French | 43 | 27% | 18% | 40% | 29% | 72% |
| Physical Education | 39 | 24% | 11% | 8% | 24% | 59% |
| Computer Science | 38 | 24% | 13% | 16% | 30% | 39% |
| Drama | 27 | 17% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 70% |
| Music | 9 | 6% | 5% | 22% | 33% | 56% |
| Portuguese | 5 | 3% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Spanish | 2 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 58 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 18 | — | — |
Where The Deanery CofE Academy is
Other secondary schools in Swindon are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Swindon’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Swindon
Great Western Academy
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
Kingsdown School
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82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
Lawn Manor Academy
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.5
Lydiard Park Academy
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.0
Nova Hreod Academy
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84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.1
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.