Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Welwyn Garden City. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City

School Information

Address: Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3JP
Website: http://www.swallowdell.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707339079
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Clare Hollingsworth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133488

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 437
Number of Boys: 207
Number of Girls: 230

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.5
Writing
N/A: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ludwick Nursery School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		4out of 4 763 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Blackthorn Road , AL7 3JP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holwell Primary School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		3out of 4 696 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Panshanger Primary School
Daniells , AL7 1QY 		3out of 4 889 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School , AL7 3XW 		3out of 4 999 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Watchlytes Primary School
Watchlytes , AL7 2AZ 		3out of 4 1,004 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane , AL7 2AF 		2out of 4 995 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR 		2out of 4 2,613 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN 		4out of 4 2,836 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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