Swallowfield Primary
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jul 8 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 109429
- Address
- Weathercock Close, Woburn Sands, MK17 8SR
- Website
- www.swallowfieldprimary.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 458 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 80.6%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 3.7%
African 3.3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingNo data
WritingNo data
MathsNo data
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 38%
Local authority average 50%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Swallowfield Primary
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 83
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 20 9 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 38 17 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 29 30 |
| Year 1 | 52 33 19 |
| Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 3 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 4 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 51 23 28 |