Lawn Manor Academy Explained

Lawn Manor Academy
Coordinates:51.5541°N -1.7625°W
Established:2017
Type:Academy
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Sandra Muir[1]
Address:Salcombe Grove
City:Swindon
County:Wiltshire
Country:England
Postcode:SN3 1ER
Local Authority:Swindon
Ofsted:yes
Urn:144773
Enrolment:864
Enrolment As Of:November 2023
Gender:Coeducational
Houses:Fitzroy, Pleydell, Goddard

Lawn Manor Academy is a secondary school with academy status in Walcot, Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Its site is next to The Lawn, a public park which was the grounds of a manor house, home of the Goddard family.

The first school on this site was Lawn School, which opened in 1964. In 1965, education in Swindon was reorganised and the secondary schools became comprehensive.[2] Around this time the school's name was changed to Churchfields School.[3] Following its conversion to academy status in 2012, the school was renamed Churchfields Academy.[4]

In May 2017, the school joined the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust, and from September of that year its name became Lawn Manor Academy.[5]

From 2016 to 2023, the school received consistent "Requires Improvement" ratings from Ofsted. In 2023, the school achieved its first "Good" rating in nearly a decade.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawn Manor Academy . GOV.UK: Schools . 26 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 9 pp 159-168 - Swindon: Education and charities. Dunning. R.W.. 1970. Crittall. Elizabeth. British History Online. University of London. 23 November 2017. K.H.. Rogers. P.A.. Spalding. Colin. Shrimpton. Janet H.. Stevenson. Margaret. Tomlinson.
  3. News: Swindon Advertiser. 2007. Happy days at Churchfields. Hayley. Court.
  4. Web site: Churchfields Academy. GOV.UK. 23 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Churchfields Academy set to change name to mark new chapter. Yilmaz. Tanya. 28 February 2017. Swindon Advertiser. en. 23 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Bywater . Frances . Inspection of Lawn Manor Academy . Ofsted . 26 November 2024 . 2023.