What did Ofsted judge Abbey Park School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Abbey Park School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Abbey Park School?

Abbey Park School has 1,193 pupils on roll.

What ages does Abbey Park School take?

Abbey Park School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Abbey Park School located?

Abbey Park School is located in Swindon, SN25 2ND, Swindon.

How do I apply to Abbey Park School?

Abbey Park School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Abbey Park School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Abbey Park School was 0.936 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Abbey Park School?

When Abbey Park School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After / previously looked after children — A 'Looked After Child' or a child who was previously looked after. Previously looked after children are those who immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling at Abbey Park School — Any child who has a sibling attending the Academy at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at the Academy; 3. Attends Red Oaks with sibling at Red Oaks — Any child who attends Red Oaks who has a sibling attending Red Oaks Primary School at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at Red Oaks Primary School, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance, measured as a straight line between the Local Land and Property Gazetteer point of the applicant's home address and the school using the Local Authority's computerised system, is used to prioritise applications within the oversubscription criteria. If direct distance does not separate applicants, places are offered by random allocation.

What is the largest ethnic background at Abbey Park School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.5% of pupils at Abbey Park School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Abbey Park School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Abbey Park School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After / previously looked after children — A 'Looked After Child' or a child who was previously looked after. Previously looked after children are those who immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Sibling at Abbey Park School — Any child who has a sibling attending the Academy at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at the Academy.
3Attends Red Oaks with sibling at Red Oaks — Any child who attends Red Oaks who has a sibling attending Red Oaks Primary School at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at Red Oaks Primary School.
4Children of staff — Any child of a member of staff based at Abbey Park School and employed by The Park Academies Trust for two or more years at the time of application, and/or recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Includes step children, foster children and children of cohabiting partners.
5Attends named feeder primary in Year 6 — Any child who is attending Red Oaks Primary School, Orchid Vale Primary School or Bridlewood Primary School in Year 6 at the time of application.
6Sibling at Red Oaks (not attending Red Oaks) — Any child that does not attend Red Oaks that has a sibling attending Red Oaks.
7All other children — All other children not falling into any of the categories above.

If two applications tie: Distance, measured as a straight line between the Local Land and Property Gazetteer point of the applicant's home address and the school using the Local Authority's computerised system, is used to prioritise applications within the oversubscription criteria. If direct distance does not separate applicants, places are offered by random allocation.

Twins, triplets and higher multiple births: the Admissions Committee will admit all the children in the group. The Park Academies Trust is the Admission Authority but delegates formal determination to the Admissions Committee. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted under separate statutory arrangements, not under this policy's numbered criteria.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Abbey Park School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Abbey Park School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Abbey Park School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Abbey Park School?: Abbey Park School has 1,193 pupils on roll.
What ages does Abbey Park School take?: Abbey Park School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Abbey Park School located?: Abbey Park School is located in Swindon, SN25 2ND, Swindon.
How do I apply to Abbey Park School?: Abbey Park School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Abbey Park School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Abbey Park School was 0.936 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Abbey Park School?: When Abbey Park School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After / previously looked after children — A 'Looked After Child' or a child who was previously looked after. Previously looked after children are those who immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling at Abbey Park School — Any child who has a sibling attending the Academy at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at the Academy; 3. Attends Red Oaks with sibling at Red Oaks — Any child who attends Red Oaks who has a sibling attending Red Oaks Primary School at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at Red Oaks Primary School, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance, measured as a straight line between the Local Land and Property Gazetteer point of the applicant's home address and the school using the Local Authority's computerised system, is used to prioritise applications within the oversubscription criteria. If direct distance does not separate applicants, places are offered by random allocation.
What is the largest ethnic background at Abbey Park School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.5% of pupils at Abbey Park School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Abbey Park School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After / previously looked after children — A 'Looked After Child' or a child who was previously looked after. Previously looked after children are those who immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Sibling at Abbey Park School — Any child who has a sibling attending the Academy at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at the Academy.
3Attends Red Oaks with sibling at Red Oaks — Any child who attends Red Oaks who has a sibling attending Red Oaks Primary School at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at Red Oaks Primary School.
4Children of staff — Any child of a member of staff based at Abbey Park School and employed by The Park Academies Trust for two or more years at the time of application, and/or recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Includes step children, foster children and children of cohabiting partners.
5Attends named feeder primary in Year 6 — Any child who is attending Red Oaks Primary School, Orchid Vale Primary School or Bridlewood Primary School in Year 6 at the time of application.
6Sibling at Red Oaks (not attending Red Oaks) — Any child that does not attend Red Oaks that has a sibling attending Red Oaks.
7All other children — All other children not falling into any of the categories above.

Abbey Park School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Abbey Park School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Abbey Park School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Abbey Park School?: Abbey Park School has 1,193 pupils on roll.
What ages does Abbey Park School take?: Abbey Park School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Abbey Park School located?: Abbey Park School is located in Swindon, SN25 2ND, Swindon.
How do I apply to Abbey Park School?: Abbey Park School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Abbey Park School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Abbey Park School was 0.936 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Abbey Park School?: When Abbey Park School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After / previously looked after children — A 'Looked After Child' or a child who was previously looked after. Previously looked after children are those who immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling at Abbey Park School — Any child who has a sibling attending the Academy at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at the Academy; 3. Attends Red Oaks with sibling at Red Oaks — Any child who attends Red Oaks who has a sibling attending Red Oaks Primary School at the time of admission. The sibling can be in any year group at Red Oaks Primary School, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance, measured as a straight line between the Local Land and Property Gazetteer point of the applicant's home address and the school using the Local Authority's computerised system, is used to prioritise applications within the oversubscription criteria. If direct distance does not separate applicants, places are offered by random allocation.
What is the largest ethnic background at Abbey Park School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.5% of pupils at Abbey Park School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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