Swanland Primary School
Tranby Lane, Swanland, North Ferriby, HU14 3NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUKOS TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Miss Hannah Stephenson
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 419
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 137151
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482631300
About this school
Swanland Primary School is a primary academy in North Ferriby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 67% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 90% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Swanland 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 | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swanland Primary School compares
Swanland Primary School ranked 32nd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.4% | 6% | 418 | — |
| North Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 78% | 4.1% | 9.8% | 298 | 1.3 miles |
| Kirk Ella St Andrew's Community Primary School | 50% | 4% | 3.4% | 414 | 1.9 miles |
| Springhead Primary School | 86% | 3.4% | 19.5% | 210 | 2.5 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Junior Academy | 54% | 4% | 27.4% | 375 | 2.6 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 16.9% | 319 | 2.6 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)
- 5.98%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 9.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · North Ferriby
-
Kirk Ella St Andrew's Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Springhead Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Hull
-
All Saints Church of England Junior Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Hessle
-
All Saints Church of England Infant Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Hessle
Other schools in North Ferriby
Common questions
- What year groups does Swanland Primary School teach?
- Swanland Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in North Ferriby.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Swanland Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Swanland Primary School is Miss Hannah Stephenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swanland Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swanland 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 Swanland Primary School?
- Swanland Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Swanland Primary School full?
- Swanland Primary School has capacity for 419 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Swanland Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swanland Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swanland Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Swanland Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Swanland Primary School?
- Swanland Primary School is part of EDUKOS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Swanland Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swanland Primary School rank locally?
- Swanland Primary School ranked 32nd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swanland Primary School's absence rate?
- Swanland Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swanland Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swanland 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 1 July 2026.