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Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

URN: 133488

Address: Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3JP

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 24 June 2025:

Quality of education:

Good

Behaviour and attitudes:

Good

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Good

Early years provision:

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 10 September 2025
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection: Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 19 May 2023
    PDF – Published

  3. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 10 December 2020
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 June 2017
    PDF – Published

  5. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 08 March 2013
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 29 June 2011
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 16 November 2007
    PDF – Published

  8. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 20 May 2004
    PDF – Published
  9. Opened

Next inspection

From September 2024, graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade. Schools inspected from then will not have the same way of working out when to expect their next inspection. We will set out the expected dates for when we will next inspect them from September 2025. These schools should not expect to receive an ungraded or graded inspection before then. Some could receive an urgent or monitoring inspection, which can be deemed a graded inspection. 

About Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

  • Type: Primary
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Hertfordshire

Pupils

  • Age Range: 3 - 11
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 422
  • School capacity: 450

Location

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  • Address: Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3JP
  • Region: East of England

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