Annual Data report Academic Year 2025-26
How are we doing
Annual Report 2025-26This section will highlight as to how GSW Swindon & Wiltshire is doing through various forms of quality assurance approaches, ranging from Case Studies, surveys, questionnaires and videos.
Intro text
2025–26 was our second year as the Gloucestershire, Swindon & Wiltshire Music Hub. Here are some of the highlights from Swindon and Wiltshire. Read the full annual report to find out more.
Reaching schools
We worked with 306 schools and settings this year: 96% of schools in Swindon (85 of 89) and 94% of schools in Wiltshire (221 of 236).
Learning an instrument
3,100 young people had regular singing or instrumental lessons through the Hub, and a further 6,002 pupils in 87 schools learned an instrument together as a whole class.
Making progress
7,123 young people we taught reached a recognised standard this year. 1,384 are now playing or singing at Grade 4 or above.
Playing together
We supported 167 ensembles, choirs and bands, from school orchestras to area-wide youth groups.
Help with fees
409 young people at 78 schools received help with fees. Nearly half were new starters, and many are now in their second, third or fourth year of learning.
Where our money came from
Our income was £1.87m. Just under half came from the national Music Hub grant. For every £1 of grant, we brought in around £1.06 from other sources.
How we spent it
91% of our spending went directly on music for young people: lessons, ensembles, instruments, performances and teacher training.
Wiltshire Schools - Case Studies
View our case studies in this section. Some of these were produced by Wiltshire Music Connect when they were the Music Hub for Wiltshire, before GWS Music Hub taking over the responsibility for a wider geographical area: Gloucestershire, Swindon & Wiltshire