Swanage Primary School
Primary school in Swanage, Dorset. Good (Nov 2019).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 13 November 2019, report published 1 December 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Swanage Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Swanage Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2023
The last inspection was in November 2019. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2025 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.0 milesSwanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Apr 2024)
- 1.1 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
Good (Jun 2022)
- 1.8 milesSt George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers
Good (Apr 2023)
- 4.5 milesCorfe Castle Church of England Primary School
Good (Nov 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.