Swanbourne Church of England VA School

Swanbourne Church of England VA School continues to demonstrate a strong performance as a good school, fostering a friendly and welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and happy. High expectations are set for all students, and they generally perform well academically, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics. The school effectively supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged students, ensuring positive behaviour and strong engagement in their learning. Parents express overwhelmingly positive sentiments about the school, highlighting its caring nature.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a friendly and welcoming school environment.
• High expectations are maintained for all pupils.
• Positive behaviour is consistently observed among pupils.
• Strong academic performance in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Effective support for SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Pupils actively engage in leadership roles and contribute to school life.
• High attendance rates with effective support for families.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of prior learning by teachers.
• Additional support for early-stage readers requires improvement.
• Staff training on phonics needs to be enhanced.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Swanbourne Church of England VA School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Swanbourne Church of England VA School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Swanbourne Church of England VA School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.0% of pupils at Swanbourne Church of England VA School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Swanbourne Church of England VA School received £7,145 and spent £7,081 for each of its 123 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£1,182 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Swanbourne Church of England VA School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Swanbourne Church of England VA School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Swanbourne Church of England VA School last inspected by Ofsted?

Swanbourne Church of England VA School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Swanbourne Church of England VA School have?

Swanbourne Church of England VA School has 123 pupils on roll.

What age range does Swanbourne Church of England VA School cover?

Swanbourne Church of England VA School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Swanbourne Church of England VA School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Swanbourne Church of England VA School?

Swanbourne Church of England VA School is at Winslow Road, Swanbourne, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0SW.