Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3JP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud to be part of this school.”
- “When children join in Nursery, they quickly learn ‘The Swallow Dell Way’.”
- “Pupils have a deep understanding of kindness, respect and ambition.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ achievement in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6 has not previously reflected this.”
- “However, in some subjects in the wider curriculum, older pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to a previously less welldeveloped curriculum.”
- “This means pupils sometimes do not have secure foundations on which to build new learning and do not remember important knowledge they have been taught previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Holwell Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Panshanger Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Peartree Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Watchlytes Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Creswick Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springmead Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published