Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 24 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- 422 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.9%
White British 64.2%
Mixed 11.6%
Other White 8.5%
Other Asian 4%
African 4%
Indian 3.6%
Other 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 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 35%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 53
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 8 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 8 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 41 21 20 |
| Year 1 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 2 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 3 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 4 | 50 21 29 |
| Year 5 | 61 27 34 |
| Year 6 | 56 28 28 |