Academy converter · Dorset

Swanage Primary School

2–11Ages
222Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150246URN

Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Mount Scar, Swanage Primary School, Swanage, BH19 2EY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2019 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

42 applications for 24 places · 48th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 November 2019Ofsted'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

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Dorset median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Swanage Primary School (URN 113677), 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	24	42	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2025	26	42	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2024	24	38	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2023 *	27	47	1.7	27	1.00
Sep 2022 *	28	59	2.1	39	1.39
Sep 2021 *	30	59	2.0	43	1.43
Sep 2020 *	28	44	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2019 *	22	45	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2018 *	24	46	1.9	21	0.88
Sep 2017 *	23	43	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2016 *	28	42	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2014 *	21	36	1.7	21	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 60% · Maths 57% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%56th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	3%	105	101
2023/24	63%	13%	106	104
2022/23	66%	3%	105	105

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

Swanage Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2019

1.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Dorset

Remains Good2024

6.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
1.7 km · Dorset

Good2022

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers
3.0 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Dorset

Good2023

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lilliput Church of England Infant School
11.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Hamworthy Park Junior School
12.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2025

50%met the SATs standard
Old Town Infant School and Nursery
12.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Improved significantly2025

2.5applications per place
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
12.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150246 · 838/2035
Trust: Coastal Learning Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 222 on roll
Free school meals: 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Swanage Primary School (URN 113677)
Address: Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Mount Scar, Swanage Primary School, Swanage, BH19 2EY
Local authority: Dorset

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