Swanage Primary School
Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Mount Scar, Swanage, BH19 2EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Burt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Coastal Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 150246
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01929422424
About this school
Swanage Primary School is a primary academy in Swanage. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 222 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. 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Swanage Primary School (URN 113677).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Swanage 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swanage Primary School compares
Swanage Primary School ranked 67th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 6.7% | 18.3% | 222 | — |
| Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 40.8% | 89 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage | 65% | 6.1% | 19.4% | 175 | 1.1 miles |
| St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers | 67% | 4.3% | 14.9% | 85 | 1.8 miles |
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School | 57% | 6.3% | 12.9% | 87 | 4.5 miles |
| Lilliput Church of England Infant School | — | 3.7% | 2.7% | 343 | 7.2 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)
- 18.32%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 19.34%
Location
Nearby schools
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Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swanage
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage1.1 miles
Primary · Swanage
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St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers1.8 miles
Primary · Swanage
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Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Wareham
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Lilliput Church of England Infant School7.2 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Swanage
Common questions
- What year groups does Swanage Primary School teach?
- Swanage Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Swanage.
- Who is the headteacher of Swanage Primary School?
- The headteacher of Swanage Primary School is Mr Adam Burt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swanage Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swanage 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 Swanage Primary School?
- Swanage Primary School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Swanage Primary School full?
- Swanage Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 222 on roll (106%), 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 Swanage Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swanage Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swanage Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Swanage Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Swanage Primary School?
- Swanage Primary School is part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Swanage Primary School rank locally?
- Swanage Primary School ranked 67th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swanage Primary School's absence rate?
- Swanage Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swanage Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swanage 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 10 July 2026.