Special academy · Swindon
The Chalet School
- Special
- Ages 3–11
Term dates
Special academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Swindon council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 13 January 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 10 May 2023. Overall: Requires improvement
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
- Special academy
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 3–11
- Pupils
- 87 (capacity 72)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Phone
- 01793534537
- Address
- Liden Drive, Liden, Swindon, SN3 6EX
- Website
- thechaletschool.org.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.