Swanland Primary School

About Swanland Primary School

Swanland Primary School sits comfortably above the local authority average for its key stage 2 results, with 67% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with an East Riding of Yorkshire average of 61%. That six-point gap is a solid indicator that this village primary is delivering above the norm for its area. The school ranks 41st out of 106 primary schools in the local authority, placing it in the top 40% regionally and nationally too. Its overall Ofsted rating is Good, following an inspection in December 2024, though the picture is more nuanced than a single label suggests. The school was previously rated Outstanding back in 2013, and while the overall effectiveness was not judged in the most recent inspection, several individual areas were rated Outstanding: early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. Leadership and management, along with the quality of education, were both judged Good.

Digging into the 2023/24 SATs results, the school’s strengths are clear. Reading and maths both returned an average scaled score of 106, which is above the national benchmark of 100. In reading, 90% of pupils met the expected standard, and 33% reached the higher standard. Maths saw 83% at expected and 29% at the higher level. Writing was a little lower, with 71% at expected and 12% at the higher standard, which is fairly typical for a primary school. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was 10%. The school’s ranking score of 67, based on the proportion reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, places it in the top 50 of its local authority. With only 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is relatively affluent, which likely contributes to these above-average outcomes.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 60 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 142 applications, with 68 listing it as first preference and 58 of those offered. That’s a ratio of 2.37 applicants per place. Facilities include a library, music rooms, forest school, sensory room, ICT suite, art studios and a chapel. Sports on offer are netball, football, cross country and rounders, while clubs include art, film, coding, chess and choir. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional challenges, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent views are overwhelmingly positive: 94% would recommend the school, and 96% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy here. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic foundations, a broad range of enrichment activities, and a well-regarded local reputation, though securing a place will require a timely application.

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