Swanwick Primary School is a primary school located in Alfreton. 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 08/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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South Street, Alfreton

School Information

Address: South Street, Alfreton, DE55 1BZ
Website: http://www.swanwick.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01773602268
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mandy Fogg
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112500

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 409
Number of Pupils: 407
Number of Boys: 203
Number of Girls: 204

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -6 to -3
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -4.9 to -2.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.4 to -2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:49%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alfreton Nursery School
Grange Street , DE55 7JA 		4out of 4 2,888 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ripley Nursery School
Sandham Lane , DE5 3HE 		3out of 4 3,038 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swanwick Primary School
South Street , Swanwick DE55 1BZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lons Infant School
Tavistock Avenue , DE5 3SE 		3out of 4 2,309 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School
Dannah Street , DE5 3BD 		3out of 4 2,778 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Somerlea Park Junior School
Bank Street , Somercotes DE55 4JE 		1out of 4 2,813 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
Nottingham Road , Somercotes DE55 4LY 		1out of 4 2,833 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swanwick Hall School
Derby Road , Swanwick DE55 1AE 		2out of 4 694 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
David Nieper Academy
Grange Street , DE55 7JA 		2out of 4 3,113 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swanwick School and Sports College
Hayes Lane , Swanwick DE55 1AR 		4out of 4 1,274 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Watchorn Christian School
2,Derby Road , Alfreton DE55 7AQ 		- not rated 2,606 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton Park , Wingfield Road DE55 7AL 		3out of 4 2,827 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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