Swillington Primary School
Swillington Primary School is an academy converter in Leeds for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 210 pupils on roll. In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Church Lane Swillington Leeds West Yorkshire LS26 8DX |
| Phone | 01132863220 |
| Reference Number | 143239 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 210 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 45.24%
Girls: 54.76% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 29.9% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 4 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 89% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.8% |
| White, Other | 1% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| White & Asian | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
| African | 0.5% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 10 Jul 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2024 | School inspection |
| 14 May 2019 | Short inspection |
| 06 Sep 2016 | Academy conversion letter |
| 11 Nov 2015 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Swillington Primary School | |
| 01 Apr 2014 | Monitoring visit |
| 27 Nov 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Jan 2012 | Interim assessment |
| 28 Sep 2009 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 01 Oct 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 04 Jul 2005 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 55% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 3% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
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.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -1.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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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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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 6 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 15 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 3 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Swillington Primary School had 184 pupils for 210 places. 26 places (12.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Lower Aire Valley” planning area
Leeds counted 168 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 148 in 2029–30, down 12%.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 186 | 176 | 180 | 165 | 169 | 176 | 173 | 184 |
| Unfilled | 11.4% | 16.2% | 14.3% | 21.4% | 19.5% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 12.4% |
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 Swillington Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.6% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
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, 0.5% of pupils at Swillington Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Swillington Primary School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.3 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 26.8% | 24.7% | 16.4% | 0.0% | 7.4% | 23.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 5.5% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 44.4% | 37.5% | – | 16.7% | 53.8% | 75.0% | 53.8% | 64.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 0.8 | 15.1 | – | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 3.9 | – |
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, 20.5% of pupils at Swillington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 17 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 16 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 5 | 6 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 2024–25 Swillington Primary School received £7,637 and spent £6,938 for each of its 204 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £181,000 (£892 per pupil).
Across all 7 schools of The Brigshaw Learning Partnership, income was £7,810 and spending £7,039 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £41,000 | £75,000 | £139,000 | £211,000 | £230,000 | £269,000 | £181,000 |
| per pupil | £206 | £407 | £746 | £1,131 | £1,168 | £1,423 | £892 |
| In-year balance | -£27,000 | £42,000 | £83,000 | £125,000 | £18,000 | £38,000 | £142,000 |
| per pupil | -£137 | £226 | £446 | £670 | £92 | £203 | £699 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Woodlesford Primary School
Church Street, Woodlesford, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8RD |
1.48 miles |
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Great Preston VC CofE Primary School
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Kippax North Primary School
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Strawberry Fields Primary School
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Colton Primary School
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Kippax Greenfield Primary School
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Oulton Primary School
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Whitkirk Primary School
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
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Methley Primary School
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Green Lane Primary Academy
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Allerton Bywater Primary School
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Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell
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Templenewsam Halton Primary School
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Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School
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East Garforth Primary Academy
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Cockburn Haigh Road Academy
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| Name | Distance |
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Garforth Academy
Lidgett Lane, Garforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 1LJ |
1.63 miles |
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Brigshaw High School
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Temple Moor High School
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Oulton Academy
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2.8 miles |
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Temple Learning Academy
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3.13 miles |
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John Smeaton Academy
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3.24 miles |
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Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
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The Grange School
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3.59 miles |
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The Pivot Academy LS East
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Leeds East Academy
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3.61 miles |
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Co-op Academy Brierley
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4.16 miles |
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Bishop Young Church of England Academy
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Rodillian Academy
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4.32 miles |
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Castleford Academy
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4.36 miles |
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Broomfield South SILC
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4.37 miles |
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Springwell Leeds Academy
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4.39 miles |
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Trinity Academy Leeds
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4.45 miles |
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Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
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4.74 miles |
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Co-op Academy Leeds
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4.78 miles |
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John Jamieson School
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4.85 miles |
All schools in Leeds · Leeds local authority: places and applications
Swillington Primary School is part of The Brigshaw Learning Partnership, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:
- Kippax North Primary School Leeds
- Brigshaw High School Castleford
- Kippax Greenfield Primary School Leeds
- Kippax Ash Tree Primary School Leeds
- Methley Primary School Leeds
- Allerton Bywater Primary School Castleford
How many pupils does Swillington Primary School have?
Swillington Primary School has 210 pupils on roll.
What age range does Swillington Primary School cover?
Swillington Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Swillington Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Swillington Primary School?
Swillington Primary School is at Church Lane, Swillington, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8DX.