Schools and Education in Swadlincote

There are 22 schools in Swadlincote (excluding independent schools), including 16 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Swadlincote has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There is 1 school in Swadlincote under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Swadlincote Education Profile

The median school in Swadlincote has 30% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 38th highest figure in Derbyshire. This represents about 2,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Swadlincote's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Swadlincote is 20.82 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 57th highest ratio in Derbyshire, and the 520th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East Midlands region of the UK.

Primaries

16

0% Outstanding • 56% Good

Secondaries

3

0% Outstanding • 33% Good

Primary Schools in Swadlincote

Most of Swadlincote's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 9 schools or 56% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 31% and 19% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 31% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Swadlincote's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Albert Village Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Belmont Primary School 4–11 yrs 436
Good
Very low
Very high
Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 374
Very high
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School 3–7 yrs 180
Eureka Primary School 5–11 yrs 140
Good
Very low
Good
Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Hartshorne CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 112
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
Newhall Community Junior School 7–11 yrs 356
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
Newhall Infant School 3–7 yrs 270
Good
Good
Overseal Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Pennine Way Junior Academy 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
High
Springfield Junior School 7–11 yrs 288
Requires improvement
Low
Good
St Edward's Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
St George's CofE Primary School 5–11 yrs 210 Church of England
Woodville CofE Junior School 7–11 yrs 340
Serious Weaknesses
Very low
High
Church of England
Woodville Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Special Measures
High

Swadlincote Secondary Schools

Most of Swadlincote's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 33% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and high - about 33% and 33% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 33% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Swadlincote's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Granville Academy 11–16 yrs 830
Requires improvement
Good
Low
The Pingle Academy 11–18 yrs 1,376
Good
High
Low
William Allitt Academy 11–16 yrs 945
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023