Schools in Swadlincote

About schools in Swadlincote

Most of the 33 schools listed in Swadlincote are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

51%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 23 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

40.1

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools28

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Albert Village Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Donisthorpe Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Eureka Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Hartshorne CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Linton Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Measham Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Moira Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

• Newhall Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Newhall Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• Oakthorpe Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Overseal Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Pennine Way Junior Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Rosliston CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Snarestone Church of England School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Springfield Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  32%

  expected standard
• St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• St Edward's Catholic Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• St George's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  34%

  expected standard
• Three Trees CofE Junior Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  49%

  expected standard
• Three Trees Infant Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 7

• Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  42%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Granville Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  46.5

  Attainment 8
• Mercia Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  32.6

  Attainment 8
• The Pingle Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  39.2

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Esteem South Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 5 to 16

• Pegasus School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 19

Common questions about schools in Swadlincote

How many schools are in Swadlincote?

OfferDay lists 33 schools in Swadlincote, including 28 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Swadlincote?

Every school in Swadlincote is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Swadlincote?

OfferDay ranks schools in Swadlincote where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.