Academy converter · Rotherham

Swallownest Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149610URN

Rotherham Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4UR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 above Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

31 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
22 March 2023
Graded inspection: Good · as Swallownest Primary School, URN 106860

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Rotherham median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

31 applications · 14 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Rotherham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Rotherham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Rotherham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Swallownest Primary School (URN 106860), 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	14	31	2.2	13	0.93
Sep 2025	27	44	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2024	29	60	2.1	30	1.03
Sep 2023 *	28	50	1.8	24	0.86
Sep 2022 *	19	34	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2021 *	24	48	2.0	20	0.83
Sep 2020 *	23	37	1.6	19	0.83
Sep 2019 *	24	43	1.8	22	0.92
Sep 2018 *	30	71	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2017 *	29	50	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	86	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2015 *	30	80	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	92	3.1	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 91% · Maths 94% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%11th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard56%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Rotherham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	22%	107	110
2023/24	70%	13%	108	105
2022/23	73%	15%	106	108

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

Swallownest Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Aughton Primary Academy
0.9 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Aston Fence Junior and Infant School
1.0 km · Rotherham

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Aston Lodge Primary School
1.0 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Springwood Primary Academy
1.1 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School
1.1 km · Rotherham

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Aston Hall Junior and Infant School
1.7 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Brook House Junior
2.2 km · Sheffield

Good2022

48%met the SATs standard
Beighton Nursery Infant School
2.2 km · Sheffield

Good2024

1.3applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149610 · 372/2051
Trust: The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2023
Replaced: Swallownest Primary School (URN 106860)
Address: Rotherham Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4UR
Local authority: Rotherham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources