Swansfield Park Primary School
Swansfield Park Primary School is an academy converter in Alnwick for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 383 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Swansfield Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023 of its predecessor, Swansfield Park Primary School. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 27.5 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: April 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 2-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | The Avenue Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1UL |
| Reference Number | 151711 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 383 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 47.78%
Girls: 52.22% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 11.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 2.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 3 | 20 | 26 | 46 |
| 4 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 5 | 21 | 29 | 50 |
| 6 | 22 | 23 | 45 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 92.4% |
| White, Other | 3.1% |
| White & Asian | 2.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.8% |
| Asian, Other | 0.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Swansfield Park Primary School, inspected in December 2023.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Second Preference | 7 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 0 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Swansfield Park Primary School had 310 pupils for 315 places. 5 places (1.6%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Alnwick Primary” planning area
Northumberland counted 161 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 163 in 2029–30, up 1%.
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 2025–26 Swansfield Park Primary School had 27.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 10.7% of pupils at Swansfield Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% 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 | 8 | 10 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 13 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 8 | 5 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 5 | 2 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 6 | 0 |
| Down's syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| 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.
| Name | Distance |
|
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
South Road, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2NU |
0.36 miles |
|
Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School
Howling Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1DJ |
0.48 miles |
|
Shilbottle Primary School
Shilbottle Grange, Shilbottle, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2XQ |
2.92 miles |
|
Hipsburn Primary School
Lesbury, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3PX |
3.27 miles |
|
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School
Lacey Street, Longhoughton, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3AJ |
3.82 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Barndale School
Howling Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1DQ |
0.49 miles |
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The Duchess's Community High School
Taylor Drive, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2DH |
0.81 miles |
All schools in Alnwick · Northumberland local authority: places and applications
Swansfield Park Primary School is part of Pele Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:
- The Duchess's Community High School Alnwick
- Shilbottle Primary School Alnwick
- Longhoughton Church of England Primary School Alnwick
- Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School Alnwick
- Ellingham Church of England Primary School Chathill
- Branton Primary School and Nursery Alnwick
- Belsay Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Richard Coates Church of England Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Ponteland Primary School Ponteland
- Ponteland High School Ponteland
What is Swansfield Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Swansfield Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023 of its predecessor, Swansfield Park Primary School.
When was Swansfield Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Swansfield Park Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.
How many pupils does Swansfield Park Primary School have?
Swansfield Park Primary School has 383 pupils on roll.
What age range does Swansfield Park Primary School cover?
Swansfield Park Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Swansfield Park Primary School?
Swansfield Park Primary School is at The Avenue, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1UL.
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