Swanage Primary School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Swanage Primary School, inspected in November 2019.

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 Swanage Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.3% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Swanage 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 Swanage Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% 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, 9.9% of pupils at Swanage Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Swanage Primary School received £6,508 and spent £6,566 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £25,000 (£123 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Coastal Learning Partnership, income was £6,936 and spending £6,570 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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Swanage Primary School is part of Coastal Learning Partnership, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School Swanage
• St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers Swanage
• Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School Wareham
• Lilliput Church of England Infant School Poole
• Old Town Infant School and Nursery Poole
• Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Poole
• Stoborough Church of England Primary School Wareham
• Longfleet Church of England Primary School Poole
• Courthill Infant School Poole
• Oakdale Junior School Poole

What is Swanage Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Swanage Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2019 of its predecessor, Swanage Primary School.

When was Swanage Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Swanage Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Swanage Primary School have?

Swanage Primary School has 222 pupils on roll.

What age range does Swanage Primary School cover?

Swanage Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Swanage Primary School?

Swanage Primary School is at Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Mount Scar, Swanage Primary School, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2EY.