Swalwell Primary School
Community school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead.
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 | 141 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 53.80% |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Address | South View Terrace, Swalwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 3HZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.swalwellprimary.org/ |
| Telephone | 01914334000 |
| URN | 108342 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 10 May 2023, published 3 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Good |
| 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
- Front Street Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Washingwell Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Fellside Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Clover Hill Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell (primary school, about 2.2 km)
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