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Swallownest Primary School

Rotherham Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4UR

This school is closed (it closed in April 2023).

It was replaced by Swallownest Primary School. That page has the school's current information.

Phase
Primary
School type
Community school
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mr Leyton McHale
Nursery provision
Has Nursery Classes
Constituency
Rother Valley
Setting
(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
Capacity
210
Pupils on roll
214
URN
106860
Local authority
Rotherham

About this school

Swallownest Primary School was a community primary school in Sheffield. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 214 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

Swallownest Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 2 26
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 73%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 15%
Expected standard in reading 73%
Expected standard in maths 85%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling 81%
Average scaled score in reading 106.0
Average scaled score in maths 108.0
Reading progress +1.10
Writing progress +0.60
Maths progress +3.40

How Swallownest Primary School compares

Its absence rate was lower than 90% of England schools in 2022/23.

School KS2 RWM (2024/25) Absence FSM (6 years) Pupils Distance
This school 4.2% 28.5% 214
Swallownest Primary School 78% 4.4% 24.1% 205 0.0 miles
Aughton Primary Academy 50% 4.9% 37.5% 141 0.6 miles
Aston Fence Junior and Infant School 83% 3.8% 10.1% 206 0.6 miles
Aston Lodge Primary School 59% 5.4% 29.3% 174 0.6 miles
Springwood Primary Academy 32% 5.4% 38% 238 0.7 miles

Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.

School context

From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
28.5%
English as an additional language
3.7%
Overall absence
4.2%
Persistent absence
6.9%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Sheffield

Common questions

What year groups does Swallownest Primary School teach?
Swallownest Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Sheffield.
Has Swallownest Primary School been inspected?
Ofsted has not inspected Swallownest Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How big is Swallownest Primary School?
Swallownest Primary School had 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
What are Swallownest Primary School's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, Swallownest Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.