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Swanwick School and Sports College

Community special school · Mixed · Derbyshire

Hayes Lane, Alfreton, DE55 1AR

Website 01773602198

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

87.2%

24.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

101

Capacity used

Over capacity

101%

100 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
5–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Danielle England
Address
Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Phone
01773602198
Local authority
Derbyshire
Ward / constituency
Swanwick · Amber Valley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
113033

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals60%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support0%——
73% boys (74)27% girls (27)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

101 pupils · 100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    13 November 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 94 pupils

Attendance

87.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

12.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

24.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

9.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

57%
20/21
43%
21/22
32%
22/23
35%
23/24
24%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results over time

4.120191.220222.520236.820243.32025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 83.346
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.314.1
Pupils in cohort14—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics80%0%13%
Combined Science60%0%17%
English Language40%0%0%
Art and Design30%0%0%
Geography10%0%0%

House prices near the school

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.