Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Community school in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 418 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Free school meals | 28.80% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3JP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.swallowdell.herts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01707339079 |
| URN | 133488 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 June 2025, published 9 September 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Holwell Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Panshanger Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Peartree Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Watchlytes Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Creswick Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Springmead Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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