Swalwell Primary School
South View Terrace, Swalwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 3HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Russell Warren
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- URN
- 108342
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914334000
About this school
Swalwell Primary School is a community primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 141 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 36% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 77% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 64% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Swalwell Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swalwell Primary School compares
Swalwell Primary School ranked 53rd of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 8.1% | 56.4% | 141 | — |
| Front Street Community Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 15% | 413 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham | 90% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| Washingwell Community Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 20.4% | 181 | 0.9 miles |
| Fellside Community Primary School | 90% | 3.1% | 7% | 235 | 0.9 miles |
| Dunston Hill Community Primary School | 60% | 5% | 27% | 362 | 1.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.35%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.09%
- Persistent absence
- 27.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Front Street Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Washingwell Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Fellside Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Dunston Hill Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Swalwell Primary School ranks 80th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Swalwell Primary School teach?
- Swalwell Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Swalwell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Swalwell Primary School is Headteacher Russell Warren, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swalwell Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swalwell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Swalwell Primary School?
- Swalwell Primary School has 141 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Swalwell Primary School full?
- Swalwell Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 141 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Swalwell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swalwell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swalwell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Swalwell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Swalwell Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Swalwell Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Swalwell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swalwell Primary School rank locally?
- Swalwell Primary School ranked 53rd of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swalwell Primary School's absence rate?
- Swalwell Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swalwell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swalwell 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 29 June 2026.