Swannington Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Swannington, Coalville, LE67 8QJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Swannington Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Coalville for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 324 schools in Leicestershire. It ranks 10th of 17 primary schools in Coalville. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 February 2014, report published 6 March 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 September 2021
Pupils believe that their school's slogan, 'Happy Children, Successful Learners', sums up Swannington perfectly. They enjoy coming to school each day and feel very safe there. They say that any bullying is very rare and that staff deal with it in a fair way. They think that staff are very caring. Behaviour is good at the school. Pupils follow the Calm Code, which they helped to write. They say that it helps them because it is easy to remember. They move around the school in a calm way. They pay attention in class and do their best. Lunchtimes and breaktimes are happy occasions when younger and older pupils play together. They chat together and whoop with delight, leaping from tyre to tyre on the school field. Pupils describe the school as 'like one big family'. The education pupils receive is good. Staff make sure that pupils learn to read well. Children begin learning their phonics from their very first week in school. Pupils told us how 'every lesson is amazing!' and that lessons help them to learn lots of things. Pupils are considerate and polite and keen to reflect Swannington's ethos of living their lives to the full.
What the school should improve
- Not all staff who are due to deliver the new phonics scheme have yet been trained in its use. This is due to take place shortly. Until this occurs, however, not everyone can deliver the new scheme with complete confidence. Leaders should ensure that all staff receive the training and ongoing support they need, as well as monitor its implementation, so that it supports all pupils to become fluent readers.
- In a small number of foundation subjects, such as geography and history, teachers' assessment does not always identify precisely what knowledge pupils have remembered at the end of a series of lessons. This risks the teachers planning new things to teach when pupils are not as ready as they could be to understand them. Leaders should ensure that all subjects have effective systems of assessing what pupils have remembered over the long term.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
11 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
66 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Swannington Church of England Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Swannington Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 46% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 36% met the expected standard |
| Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex McLugash
- Phone
- 01530832655
- Address
- Main Street, Swannington, Coalville, LE67 8QJ
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- URN
- 144310
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.