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Kingsdown School

Secondary school in Swindon. Standards maintained (Mar 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 28 January 2020, report published 24 February 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 19 March 2025, report published 8 May 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around March 2029

The last inspection was in March 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 1.4 milesSwindon Academy

    Secondary, Swindon

    Report card, May 2026: 3 strong, 5 expected

  2. 1.9 milesSt Joseph's Catholic College

    Secondary, Swindon

    School remains Good (Nov 2023)

  3. 2.3 milesNova Hreod Academy

    Secondary, Swindon

    School remains Good (Nov 2022)

  4. 2.5 milesThe Dorcan Academy

    Secondary, Swindon

    Good (Jul 2022)

  5. 2.5 milesLawn Manor Academy

    Secondary, Swindon

    Good (Jul 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.