Kingsdown School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Swindon council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 237 families put this school as their first choice, and 232 places were offered. 216 of the families who put it first got a place (91%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 28 January 2020. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Short (ungraded) inspection, 19 March 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1108 (capacity 1260)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

RIVER LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01793822284

Address

Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH

Website

kingsdownschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports