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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery

Blackthorn Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 3JP

Telephone: 01707 339079

Email: admin@swallowdell.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: James Berry

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 525

DFE number: 919-2027

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 419

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: Yes

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

152

94

Number of places offered

59

38

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

16

Nearest School

11

Not Nearest School

10

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

23

Nearest School

14

Not Nearest School

19

Non Ranked Allocation

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

596.31

Distance

1851.2

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

Nearest school

568.03

Distance

6012.89

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Reception, Year 2 and Year 4

Updated: 11 December 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery.

Ofsted report and rating for Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Sarah Nunn

In Year Admissions Officer: Ellie Clark

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Louiza Demetriou

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Judith Allcott-Watson

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