Swanage Primary School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Mount Scar, Swanage Primary School, Swanage, BH19 2EY
Headteacher · Mr Adam Burt
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Key facts
Pupils222Capacity 210
OfstedGoodInspected 13 November 2019
TrustCoastal Learning Partnership
Free school meals16.8%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 13 November 2019 (as Swanage Primary School).
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Dorset council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in DorsetApplications for September 2026
All 24 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered24
Applications42
First choice24
First-choice offers24
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School1.0 mi
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage1.1 mi
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers1.8 mi
- Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School4.5 mi
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School7.2 mi