Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 9 2023 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
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 133488
- Address
- Blackthorn Road, AL7 3JP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 419 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.9%
White British 63.7%
Mixed 12.5%
Other White 8.1%
Other Asian 5.3%
African 3.1%
Indian 2.4%
Other 1.4%
Caribbean 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingWell below average-3.3
MathsBelow average-2.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 32%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 98
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 20 7 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 3 2 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 25 31 |
| Year 1 | 55 28 27 |
| Year 2 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 3 | 49 21 28 |
| Year 4 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 5 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 6 | 55 28 27 |