Primary school

Swalwell Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Gateshead
  • NE16 3HZ
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,268 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 98%2017/18: top 59%59% · 2017/182018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 89%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 75%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM54% · North East 67%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North East 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North East 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 15 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 27% · 15 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 64% · 22 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 22% · 27 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 41% · 22 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 36% · 22 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 54% · 13 pupils · North East 67%64%22%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 15 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 0% · 15 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 22 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 0% · 27 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 22 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 5% · 22 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 13 pupils · North East 8%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 15 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 15 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 104 · 22 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 97 · 27 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 100 · 22 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 99 · 22 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 13 pupils · North East 10510497No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 15 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 96 · 15 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 100 · 22 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 98 · 27 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 100 · 22 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 22 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 105 · 13 pupils · North East 10510596No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd90
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Satisfactory
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026141
Free school meals (past 6 years)56.4%
First language not English17.3%
SEN support14.0%
EHC plan18.7%
Absence (sessions missed)8.1%
Persistently absent pupils27.9%

Girls 41.3%Boys 58.7%

67.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.9
Pupils per adult7.0
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 9
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 10.6 FTE · Whole workforce 23.5 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,197
Spend per pupil£11,792
Staff spend per pupil£9,397
Reserve per pupil£252
  • +£34,446revenue reserve
  • −£81,120in-year balance

Grants £10,752 · self-generated £446 · premises £572 per pupil