Swallownest Primary School

Swallownest Primary School is a strongly performing school where pupils achieve well, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils achieving notably well. Attendance is a priority and rates are above the national average, while behaviour is calm and purposeful, underpinned by warm relationships and clear routines. The school's inclusive ethos is a standout feature, with pupils with SEND making secure progress from their starting points and benefiting from personalised support. The curriculum is coherent and well sequenced, with oracy a notable strength. Safeguarding standards are met, and leadership is strong, with staff feeling valued and supported.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well, with attainment in reading, writing and mathematics above the national average and sustained over time.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve particularly well, with a diminishing disadvantage gap.
• Pupils with SEND make secure progress from their starting points and learn the same ambitious curriculum as their peers.
• Attendance rates are above the national average, and leaders work effectively with families and agencies to overcome barriers.
• Pupils behave very well, and the school is calm and purposeful.
• The curriculum is coherent and carefully sequenced, with a strong focus on oracy and vocabulary development.
• Reading is a high priority, with consistent phonics teaching and prompt support for pupils who fall behind.
• Leaders have a precise understanding of the school's context and take timely, well-judged action.
• Trustees and governors carry out their duties effectively, using reliable information to support and challenge leaders.
• Pupils benefit from a broad personal development programme and an impressive range of memorable experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• The quality of the early years environment and adults' interactions with children is not consistently high across all provision.
• The personal development programme does not help all pupils to build deep knowledge of the range of faiths represented in modern Britain, leaving them less well prepared for life in a diverse society.

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 Swallownest Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% 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 Swallownest Primary 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 Swallownest Primary School had 13.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% 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, 13.7% of pupils at Swallownest Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 2024–25 Swallownest Primary School received £6,918 and spent £7,117 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £89,000 (£424 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust, income was £6,532 and spending £6,534 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). 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.

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All schools in Sheffield · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Swallownest Primary School is part of The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Sheffield
• Treeton Church of England Primary School Rotherham
• Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy Sheffield
• St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School Rotherham
• Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School Sheffield
• Flanderwell Primary School Rotherham
• Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy Rotherham
• Pye Bank CofE Primary School Sheffield
• Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy Rotherham
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Sheffield

What is Swallownest Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Swallownest Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Swallownest Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Swallownest Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Swallownest Primary School have?

Swallownest Primary School has 205 pupils on roll.

What age range does Swallownest Primary School cover?

Swallownest Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Swallownest Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Swallownest Primary School?

Swallownest Primary School is at Rotherham Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 4UR.