Swalwell Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 19/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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South View Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

School Information

Address: South View Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 3HZ
Website: www.swalwellprimary.org/
Telephone: 01914334000
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Rachel Hocking
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108342

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 154
Number of Boys: 79
Number of Girls: 75

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.4 to -1.7
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.6 to -1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:22%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL
3out of 4 3,053 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swalwell Primary School
South View Terrace , Swalwell NE16 3HZ
2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Front Street Community Primary School
North View , Whickham NE16 4AY
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
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Washingwell Community Primary School
Bucks Hill View , Broom Lane NE16 4RB
3out of 4 1,551 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fellside Community Primary School
Fellside Road , Whickham NE16 5AY
4out of 4 1,618 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane , Whickham NE16 5AR
3out of 4 1,371 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
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3out of 4 1,649 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Solutions Academy
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- not rated 3,158 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excelsior Academy
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2out of 4 3,016 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Emmanuel College
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4out of 4 2,893 yd City technology college No Mixed More About School
Trinity Post 16 Solutions Ltd.
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
- not rated 3,158 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
3out of 4 3,211 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hadrian School
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4out of 4 3,242 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.