New Swannington Primary School
Church Lane, Whitwick, Coalville, LE67 5DQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Judy Ramsell
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 119917
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530832656
About this school
New Swannington Primary School is a community primary school in Coalville. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Swannington Primary 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 32 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 63% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 69% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 78% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 New Swannington 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Swannington Primary School compares
New Swannington Primary School ranked 187th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 172 | — |
| Swannington Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 16.4% | 66 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.2% | 14.5% | 383 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 12.8% | 154 | 0.9 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville | 77% | 5.9% | 34.2% | 264 | 0.9 miles |
| Thringstone Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 35.4% | 175 | 1.2 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)
- 9.6%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 8.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swannington Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville0.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Thringstone Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Coalville
Other schools in Coalville
New Swannington Primary School ranks 14th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Coalville.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Primary
- Belvoirdale Community Primary School Primary
- Broom Leys School Primary
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primary
- Greenstone Primary School Primary
- Griffydam Primary School Primary
- Heather Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primary
- Newbold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newton Burgoland Primary School Primary
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire Primary
Common questions
- What ages does New Swannington Primary School teach?
- New Swannington Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coalville.
- Who is the headteacher of New Swannington Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Swannington Primary School is Mrs Judy Ramsell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Swannington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Swannington 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 many pupils are at New Swannington Primary School?
- New Swannington Primary School has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is New Swannington Primary School full?
- New Swannington Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 172 on roll (82%), 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 New Swannington Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Swannington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Swannington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Swannington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have New Swannington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Swannington Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- New Swannington Primary School ranked 187th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Swannington Primary School's absence rate?
- New Swannington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Swannington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Swannington 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 30 June 2026.