Academy converter · Derbyshire

Mary Swanwick Primary School

3–11Ages
239Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143578URN

Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

56 applications for 30 places · 104th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

8 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Mary Swanwick Community Primary School (URN 112666), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	56	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	53	1.8	36	1.20
Sep 2024	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2023	30	69	2.3	41	1.37
Sep 2022	29	48	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2021	30	52	1.7	33	1.10
Sep 2020	28	62	2.2	28	1.00
Sep 2019	30	61	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	50	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	69	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2016 *	29	63	2.2	41	1.41
Sep 2015 *	29	63	2.2	32	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	55	1.8	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 72% · Maths 91% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%66th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	9%	108	107
2023/24	75%	6%	106	105
2022/23	59%	0%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mary Swanwick Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place
Cavendish Junior School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

2026

43%met the SATs standard
New Whittington Community Primary School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Brimington Junior School
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

82%met the SATs standard
Newbold CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy
2.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Unstone Junior School
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Special measures 2026

67%met the SATs standard
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
2.4 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143578 · 830/2291
Trust: Learners' Trust
Capacity: 262 pupils · 239 on roll
Free school meals: 43.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Mary Swanwick Community Primary School (URN 112666)
Address: Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QW
Local authority: Derbyshire · Chesterfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources