Swanwick Primary School
South Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Wray
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 409
- Pupils on roll
- 379
- URN
- 112500
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773602268
About this school
Swanwick Primary School is a community primary school in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 379 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 62 | 48 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 63% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 73% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 77% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Swanwick 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 388 |
| 2024/25 | 383 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swanwick Primary School compares
Swanwick Primary School ranked 145th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.5% | 19.3% | 379 | — |
| Lons Infant School | — | 6.1% | 34.5% | 40 | 1.3 miles |
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 5.1% | 38.3% | 359 | 1.6 miles |
| Somerlea Park Junior School | 51% | 6.3% | 64.3% | 136 | 1.6 miles |
| Somercotes Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.8% | 52.5% | 92 | 1.6 miles |
| Riddings Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.6% | 37.6% | 201 | 1.6 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)
- 19.32%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lons Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Somerlea Park Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School1.6 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Riddings Infant and Nursery School1.6 miles
Primary · Alfreton
Other schools in Alfreton
Swanwick Primary School ranks 9th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Alfreton.
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primary
- Croft Infant School Primary
- Glebe Junior School Primary
- Leys Junior School Primary
- Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morton Primary Academy Primary
- Newton Primary School Primary
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Riddings Junior School Primary
- Shirland Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Swanwick Primary School teach?
- Swanwick Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the headteacher of Swanwick Primary School?
- The headteacher of Swanwick Primary School is Mr Ben Wray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swanwick Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swanwick 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 Swanwick Primary School?
- Swanwick Primary School has 379 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Swanwick Primary School full?
- Swanwick Primary School has capacity for 409 pupils and 379 on roll (93%), 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 Swanwick Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swanwick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swanwick Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Swanwick Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Swanwick Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swanwick Primary School rank locally?
- Swanwick Primary School ranked 145th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swanwick Primary School's absence rate?
- Swanwick Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swanwick Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swanwick 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.