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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

709 pupils mixed gender
1210 pupils capacity: 59% full

348 boys 49%

361 girls 51%

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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
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
11. January 2023
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › North Swindon › St Andrews
Free school meals %
12.30
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 Jonathan Carter Elliott, Trustee
    (1. September 2019—31. August 2023)
  • 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 Matthew Thomas Hunt, Trustee
    (8. July 2020—29. March 2023)
  • 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—30. March 2024)
  • Mr James Trudgian, Trustee
    (25. June 2021—24. June 2024)
  • Mr Michael Smith, Trustee
    (3. February 2021—2. February 2024)
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Schools nearby

  1. Great Western Academy, SN252PP (709 pupils)
  2. William Morris Primary School, SN252PP (207 pupils)
  3. 0.2 miles Churchward School, SN252PP (82 pupils)
  4. 0.7 miles Uplands School, SN252NB (140 pupils)
  5. 0.7 miles Abbey Park School, SN252ND (944 pupils)
  6. 0.7 miles Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy, SN252QS (495 pupils)
  7. 0.7 miles Uplands School, SN252NB (147 pupils)
  8. 0.7 miles Abbey Park School, SN252ND (1125 pupils)
  9. 0.7 miles Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary, SN252SJ
  10. 0.8 miles Red Oaks Primary School, SN252AN (522 pupils)
  11. 0.8 miles Red Oaks Primary School, SN252AN (461 pupils)
  12. 0.9 miles Brimble Hill Special School, SN252NB (84 pupils)
  13. 0.9 miles Bridlewood Primary School, SN252EX (236 pupils)
  14. 0.9 miles Brimble Hill Special School, SN252NB (101 pupils)
  15. 0.9 miles Bridlewood Primary School, SN252EX
  16. 1 mile Oakhurst Community Primary School, SN252HY (475 pupils)
  17. 1.2 miles Orchid Vale Primary School, SN251UG (465 pupils)
  18. 1.2 miles Orchid Vale Primary School, SN251UG (422 pupils)
  19. 1.4 miles St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Blunsdon, SN267AP
  20. 1.4 miles Abbey Meads Community Primary School, SN254GY (501 pupils)
  21. 1.4 miles St Francis CofE Primary School, SN251UH (454 pupils)
  22. 1.4 miles St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy, Blunsdon, SN267AP (198 pupils)
  23. 1.4 miles Abbey Meads Community Primary School, SN254GY (507 pupils)
  24. 1.5 miles Catherine Wayte Primary School, SN254TA (417 pupils)
  25. 1.5 miles Catherine Wayte Primary School, SN254TA (415 pupils)

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