Uplands School
The Learning Campus, Tadpole Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2NB ·
At a glance
A state special school for ages 11–19 in Swindon. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (July 2024). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.
- Ages
- 11–19
- Pupils
- 172
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Academy trust
- BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Katie Cook
- Opened
- Aug 2018
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)44.4%
- English as an additional language22.9%
- SEN support0%
- Education, Health and Care plan99.4%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.