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Great Western Academy

Great Western Academy
William Morris Way
Tadpole Garden Village
Swindon
England
SN252PP

📞 phone: 01793 209700

👨‍🏫 headed by: Mr Graham Davis

🌍 web: www.gwacademy.co.uk

952 pupils mixed gender
1210 pupils capacity: 79% full

478 boys 50%

474 girls 50%

Last updated:

Secondary — Free schools

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a single-academy trust
URN
145883
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Free schools
Establishment #
4006
Open date
1. September 2018
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 412927, Northing: 190588
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.614, Longitude: -1.8147
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
10. January 2023
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Swindon North › St Andrews
Free school meals %
12.40
Trust
GREAT WESTERN ACADEMY LIMITED
Learning provider ref #
10068117

School governors

  • Graham Davis, Accounting Officer
    (1. September 2018—None)
  • Mr Andrew Neville Wild, Chair of Trustees
    (28. February 2017—30. August 2026)
  • Mrs Elizabeth Frobisher, Chief Financial Officer
    (1. May 2018—None)
  • Mr Graham John Taylor, Trustee
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2025)
  • Mrs Dwynwen Mary Martin, Member
    (4. December 2019—None)
  • Mrs Michelle Anne Horrobin, Trustee
    (8. July 2020—6. July 2026)
  • Mr Daniel Christopher Adams, Member
    (22. September 2020—None)
  • Ms Sarah Louise Balchin, Member
    (24. September 2020—None)
  • Mrs Sophie Harris, Trustee
    (31. March 2021—3. July 2024)
  • Mr Michael Smith, Trustee
    (1. February 2024—31. January 2028)
  • Mrs Serena Hodges, Trustee
    (29. November 2023—28. November 2026)
  • Mrs Natalie Jayne Jones, Trustee
    (29. November 2023—28. November 2026)
  • Mr James Stanford, Trustee
    (29. November 2023—28. November 2026)
  • Mr Jonathan Carter Elliott, Trustee
    (1. February 2024—31. January 2028)
  • Mr Kai Sang Ng, Trustee
    (3. July 2024—2. July 2027)
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  5. 0.7 milesUplands School, SN252NB (171 pupils)
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  7. Schools Primary
  8. William Morris Primary School, SN252PP (345 pupils)
  9. 0.7 milesTadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy, SN252QS (454 pupils)
  10. 0.7 milesAbbey Farm Educate Together Primary, SN252SJ (102 pupils)
  11. 0.8 milesRed Oaks Primary School, SN252AN (470 pupils)
  12. 0.9 milesBridlewood Primary School, SN252EX (234 pupils)
  13. 1.0 mileOakhurst Community Primary School, SN252HY (442 pupils)
  14. 1.2 milesOrchid Vale Primary School, SN251UG (406 pupils)
  15. 1.4 milesSt Francis CofE Primary School, SN251UH (443 pupils)
  16. 1.4 milesAbbey Meads Community Primary School, SN254GY (458 pupils)
  17. 1.5 milesCatherine Wayte Primary School, SN254TA (385 pupils)
  18. 1.5 milesHaydonleigh Primary School, SN251JP
  19. Care Facilities
  20. 0.4 miles★★★★★Sodexo Ltd (C/o Tadpole Farm CE Primary Academy), SN252QS
  21. 0.7 miles★★★★★Red Oaks Primary School - Acorns After School Club, SN252AN
  22. Doctors
  23. 0.2 milesTadpole Surgery, SN252PP
  24. Restaurants & Cafés
  25. 0.3 miles★★★★Project Coffee Ltd, SN252WF
  26. 0.7 miles★★★★★Caffee Vialottie, SN252NT
  27. Retail Stores
  28. 0.3 miles★★★★★Sainsbury's Local, SN252WF
  29. Supermarkets
  30. 0.7 miles★★★★★Midcounties Co-operative, SN252SJ
  31. School Food Ratings
  32. 0.2 miles★★★★★Dolce Ltd (C/o Churchward School), SN252PP
  33. 0.4 miles★★★★★CleverChefs (C/o Great Western Academy), SN252PP
  34. 0.4 miles★★★★★William Morris Primary School, SN252PP
  35. 0.7 miles★★★★★Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary, SN252SJ
  36. 0.7 miles★★★★★Sodexo Ltd (@ Red Oaks Primary School), SN252AN
  37. 0.7 miles★★★★★Sodexo Ltd (@ Uplands School), SN252NB
  38. 0.7 miles★★★★★Sodexo Ltd (@Abbey Park School), SN252ND
  39. 0.7 milesUplands School, SN252NB

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