Swalwell Primary School

State-Funded School

swalwell-primary-school-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Gateshead Central and WhickhamConstituency

NE16 3HZPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Swalwell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 141 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 36%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

141

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 141
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2023	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
16 Sept 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.