Crowdys Hill School is a council-run special school in Swindon for children and young people aged 4 to 19. It supports moderate learning and severe learning.
- Ages 4–19
- 348 pupils
School details
- Type
- Council special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Pupils
- 348 (places for 226)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Meiklejohn (Headteacher)
- Free school meals
- 43.7% of pupils eligible
- Council
- Swindon
- School reference (URN)
- 126549
Needs it supports
2 needs: moderate learning, severe learning
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Swindon (6)
- Severe learning difficulty Other schools for this in Swindon (6)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places at schools like this usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask questions
See whether the school feels right and whether it can meet your child’s needs. Our list of questions below can help.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Swindon council) that this is the school you want, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Free home-to-school transport is often part of the arrangement.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, June 2025; school remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (May 2024)
Inspected in June 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, May 2024).
Contact and getting there
Jefferies Avenue, Swindon, SN2 7HJ
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Connex Independent · Ages 4–16 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.3 miles
- St Luke's Academy Special school · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
- Ruskin Junior School Mainstream + base · Ages 7–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
By need in Swindon: Autism (11) · Speech and language (7) · Moderate learning (7) · Severe learning (7) · SEMH (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4) · Vision (4) · Physical (4) · Hearing (3) · Multi-sensory (2)
Questions about Crowdys Hill School
How do I get a place at Crowdys Hill School?
There’s no catchment area or application round. Places usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult Crowdys Hill School. If it is named in the plan, the school must admit your child.
What needs does Crowdys Hill School support?
Moderate learning difficulty and severe learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Crowdys Hill School take?
Aged 4 to 19, boys and girls.
What is Crowdys Hill School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Crowdys Hill School?
Jefferies Avenue, Swindon, SN2 7HJ, in Swindon.
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