Swanwick Hall School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Derby Road
Swanwick
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 1AE
Phone 01773602106
Reference Number 142741

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1115
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.44%
Girls: 52.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 94 86 180
8 101 104 205
9 98 109 207
10 87 106 193
11 95 97 192
12 34 49 83
13 19 35 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.7%
White, Other 4.8%
Unclassified 4.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
White & Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
African 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-09
Date Description Report
2023-01-10 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-03-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-04-07 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Swanwick Hall School
2013-10-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-11-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-02-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-12 Full inspection Full inspection
2013-10-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-11-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-02-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-12 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
38.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 33.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 44.8% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 23.4 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 23.19 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 63 10
Third Preference 41 4
From another Local Authority 3 2

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Swanwick Primary School
South Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1BZ
0.4 miles
Somerlea Park Junior School
Bank Street, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4JE
1.21 miles
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4LY
1.23 miles
Riddings Infant and Nursery School
West Street, Riddings, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4EW
1.25 miles
Watchorn Christian School
2,Derby Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7AQ
1.33 miles
Riddings Junior School
Church Street, Riddings, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4BW
1.41 miles
Alfreton Nursery School
Stanton Close, Alfreton, DE55 7SH
1.45 miles
Lons Infant School
Tavistock Avenue, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3SE
1.48 miles
Woodbridge Junior School
Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA
1.49 miles
Croft Infant School
Marshall Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7BW
1.55 miles
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Dannah Street, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3BD
1.58 miles
Leys Junior School
Flowery Leys Lane, Leys Junior School, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7HA
1.83 miles
Ripley Nursery School
Sandham Lane, Ripley, DE5 3HE
1.88 miles
Copthorne Community Infant School
Rodgers Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7FF
1.99 miles
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School
Victoria Street, Ironville, Derbyshire, NG16 5NB
2.07 miles
Ripley Junior School
Poplar Avenue, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3PN
2.07 miles
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Firs Avenue, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7EN
2.08 miles
Ripley Infant School
Kirk Close, Off Highfield Way, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3RY
2.1 miles
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled
Whitegates, Codnor, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 9QD
2.22 miles
South Wingfield Primary School
Church Lane, South Wingfield, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7NJ
2.25 miles
Name Distance
Swanwick School and Sports College
Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AR
0.33 miles
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton Park, Wingfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7AL
1.49 miles
David Nieper Academy
Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA
1.55 miles
The Ripley Academy
Peasehill, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3JQ
1.96 miles
Frederick Gent School
Mansfield Road, South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 2ER
3.29 miles
Selston High School
Chapel Road, Selston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BW
3.72 miles
Aldercar High School
Daltons Close, Langley Mill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 4HL
4.01 miles
John Flamsteed Community School
Derby Road, Denby, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 8NP
4.08 miles
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
John O'Gaunts Way, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0DA
4.09 miles
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Kirkley Drive, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7RA
4.43 miles
Jasmine House School
Jasmine House School, 34 Ilkeston Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7DT
4.64 miles
Alderwasley Hall School
Higg Lane, Alderwasley, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2SR
4.87 miles
Tibshelf Community School
Doe Hill Lane, Tibshelf, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5LZ
4.94 miles
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