Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre

URN 139341·Primary·Academy converter·Bradgate Education Partnership·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,728.49

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

75.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

22.1%

of income

In-year balance

+3.9%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

6 December 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)73.0%
Expected standard (writing)65.0%
Expected standard (maths)58.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.53.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

365

Capacity

420 (87%)

Free school meals

25.8%

English additional lang.

16.4%

Ethnicity

White British 83.3%Asian 1.4%Black 1.6%Mixed 2.4%Other 0.8%

Age range: 411

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

15.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

24.3

Mean salary

£48,579

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

10.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

2024/25 · 322 pupils