Swillington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Swillington Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Swillington Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 16 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8DX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Swillington Primary School continues to improve at a rapid pace.”
- “The school delivers a broad and balanced curriculum that is designed to meet the needs of its pupils.”
- “This is skilfully taught by well trained staff.”
To improve
- “There are a small number of subjects that are still being developed by the school.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects the curriculum needs to be refined.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not always choose the most effective activities to deliver the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 2024 (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) | 55% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Woodlesford Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Preston VC CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kippax North Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Strawberry Fields Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Colton Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kippax Greenfield Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oulton Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Austhorpe Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published