Secondary school

Nova Hreod Academy

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Swindon
  • SN2 2NQ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,070 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 37%2018/19: top 35%2021/22: top 45%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 49%2024/25: top 33%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 849.1 · South West 45.58/10 Above+11.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths52.5% · South West 44.2%8/10 Above+20.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.67 · South West 3.989/10 Top 20%+10.7 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.09 · South West −0.025/10 Middle−11 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.9 · 174 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 42.8 · 147 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 48.3 · 134 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 48.9 · 147 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 49.3 · 147 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 43.9 · 160 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 46 · 162 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 49.1 · 179 pupils · South West 45.4549.342.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 39% · 147 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 52% · 134 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 50% · 147 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 48% · 147 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 35% · 160 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 41.4% · 162 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 52.5% · 179 pupils · South West 44.2%52.5%35%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
153 of 153 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st153153
2nd8717
3rd925

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,044
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.9%
First language not English20.6%
SEN support10.0%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)11.8%
Persistently absent pupils32.8%

Girls 50.1%Boys 49.9%

87% full · 1,200 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 50.5
  • Leadership 8.8
  • Teaching assistants 7.9
  • Other support 32.2

Teachers 59.3 FTE · Whole workforce 99.4 · 111 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,195
Spend per pupil£7,906
Staff spend per pupil£5,561
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£307,000in-year balance

Grants £7,673 · self-generated £523 · premises £1,242 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST (92 academies) · trust reserve £59,315,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

162 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.2%
  • Education85.8%
  • Apprenticeship3.7%
  • Employment3.7%
  • Not sustained5.6%
  • Unknown1.2%