Swan Lane First School
Rynal Street, Evesham, WR11 4QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Pearce-King
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 293
- URN
- 116673
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01386446540
About this school
Swan Lane First School is a community primary school in Evesham. It teaches children aged 4 to 10 and has 293 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Swan Lane First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Swan Lane First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 309 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swan Lane First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 22.3% | 293 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 5% | 7.6% | 135 | 0.2 miles |
| Bengeworth CE Academy | — | 5.2% | 28.4% | 579 | 0.3 miles |
| St Richard's CofE First School | — | 7.2% | 26.5% | 282 | 0.8 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE School and Nursery | — | 5.9% | 20.5% | 348 | 1.0 miles |
| Offenham Church of England First School | — | 3.4% | 6.5% | 97 | 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.
Inspection history
- 13 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report22 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.26%
- English as an additional language
- 39.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 17.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
Bengeworth CE Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
St Richard's CofE First School0.8 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
St Andrew's CofE School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
Offenham Church of England First School1.6 miles
Primary · Evesham
Other schools in Evesham
- Ashton-under-Hill First School Primary
- Badsey First School Primary
- Bengeworth CE Academy Primary
- Bretforton Village School Primary
- Church Lench CofE First School Primary
- Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Harvington CofE First School Primary
- Honeybourne Primary Academy Primary
- Offenham Church of England First School Primary
- Salford Priors CofE Academy Primary
- Sedgeberrow CofE First School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Swan Lane First School teach?
- Swan Lane First School teaches children aged 4 to 10. It is a primary school in Evesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Swan Lane First School?
- The headteacher of Swan Lane First School is Mrs Claire Pearce-King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Swan Lane First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swan Lane First 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 many pupils are at Swan Lane First School?
- Swan Lane First School has 293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 10.
- Is Swan Lane First School full?
- Swan Lane First School has capacity for 360 pupils and 293 on roll (81%), 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 Swan Lane First School a faith school?
- No. Swan Lane First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swan Lane First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Swan Lane First School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Swan Lane First School's absence rate?
- Swan Lane First School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Swan Lane First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Swan Lane First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 30 June 2026.