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Swansfield Park Primary School

Primary · Alnwick · NE66 1UL

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 5 December 2023

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At a glance

383 pupils · 122% of 315 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
11.5% of pupils (January 2026)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.swansfield.northumberland.sch.uk
URN
151711

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 43 families named it first for 43 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2012 to 2024; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 5 December 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

43 places offered · 43 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every place for 2024 entry went to children who met a higher admission criterion, so distance did not decide any place.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every place for 2024 entry went to children who met a higher admission criterion, so distance did not decide any place.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Northumberland 90%, England 60%) · Any other White background 3% (Northumberland 1%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Northumberland 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Northumberland 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Northumberland 0%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
27.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,848; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health33.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier39.7%62.3%
Social housing36.8%17.1%
Privately rented23.5%20.5%
Detached houses4.8%22.9%
Flats52.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van37.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033715 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£210,000341 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£148,000–£316,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (68)£375,000
Semi-detached (84)£203,000
Terraced (128)£193,000
Flat (61)£135,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
5a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
15a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
5a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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