Swell Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Cotswold, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Swell Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cotswold, Gloucestershire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Swell Church of England 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 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant to Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 132 of the 223 other Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
In 3 of the 6 earlier Reception years with a published outcome, places ran out and a last distance was published, and it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
28.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire is 13.8%.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Lower Swell, Cotswold, GL54 1LH
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 32 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 9.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy coming to this highly inclusive school.”
“They describe it fondly as ‘the Swell family’.”
“Every pupil is known as an individual and their identity is celebrated.”

To improve

“Attendance falls short of national expectations because of the nature of this smaller-than-average school.”
“Because of the school’s small size, this is not always reflected in published outcomes.”
“However, the school's published outcomes in national tests do not fully reflect the knowledge pupils are gaining.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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 Gloucestershire.

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Longborough Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
St David's Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bledington Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
The Rissington School 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
Temple Guiting Church of England School 5.4 mi Good Last distance published