Swalwell Primary School | Primary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead | Ofsted & DfE

54%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

150

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

54%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

150

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

54%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

150

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityGateshead

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio12.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Swalwell Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

54%

+18pp

64%43%22%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 54%

RWM higher standard

-5pp

5%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

54%

Reading higher standard

15%

Writing expected standard

62%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

62%

Maths higher standard

31%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

54%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

150

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

56%

SEN

33%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

28%

Contact

Address

South View Terrace, Swalwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 3HZ

Local authority

Gateshead

Website

www.swalwellprimary.org/

Telephone

01914334000

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	54%	0%	54%	15%	62%	0%	62%	31%	85%	54%	103.0	105.0	102.0	—	—	—	33%	150
2023/24	36%	5%	50%	14%	55%	9%	77%	5%	77%	64%	99.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	32%	151
2022/23	41%	0%	50%	0%	50%	0%	55%	5%	64%	55%	100.0	100.0	101.0	-4.70	-3.00	-3.80	30%	130
2018/19	22%	0%	30%	4%	78%	0%	59%	0%	81%	56%	97.0	98.0	101.0	-4.00	+0.00	-3.50	22%	161
2017/18	64%	0%	82%	32%	73%	9%	68%	0%	82%	86%	104.0	100.0	109.0	+1.90	-1.00	-2.50	19%	183
2016/17	27%	0%	53%	20%	67%	13%	27%	0%	67%	60%	102.0	96.0	102.0	+2.80	+1.20	-3.20	16%	188

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	150	16.4	33%	17%	56%	8%	28%
2023/24	151	15.1	32%	13%	61%	9%	34%
2022/23	130	14.3	30%	6%	65%	8%	32%
2021/22	128	13.6	20%	4%	61%	8%	30%
2020/21	154	18.3	22%	4%	55%	—	—
2018/19	161	20.2	22%	4%	59%	6%	16%
2017/18	183	15.0	19%	8%	59%	5%	11%
2016/17	188	16.3	16%	8%	58%	5%	12%