Eureka Primary School, Swadlincote
Eureka Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Swadlincote. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 18th-highest of the 24 schools in Swadlincote with published results, and 12,729th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 106% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Eureka Primary School in detail
Eureka Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a wonderful small school in the heart of our community in south Derbyshire. Eureka is a vibrant place that seeks and nurtures the talent in all, where everyone reaches their full potential."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £2.50 per day.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Eureka Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Eureka Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Eureka Primary School as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Eureka Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Eureka Primary School are Belmont Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 59% maths); Springfield Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 50% reading, 48% maths); Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School (0.7 miles); and St Edward's Catholic Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 65% reading, 52% maths).
Eureka Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Belmont Primary SchoolSpringfield Junior SchoolElmsleigh Infant & Nursery SchoolSt Edward's Catholic Academy
Who goes there
41% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Eureka Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Eureka Primary School.
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eureka School (adjacent), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 139 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Eureka Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Eureka Primary School are Granville Academy (0.4 miles), The Pingle Academy (1 mile) and Mercia Academy (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from March 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
41.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 70% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 60% to 43% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.8
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Eureka Primary School
Weekly Update & Information 2nd Oct 2026
2 Oct 2026
Weekly Update & Information 25th Sept 2026
25 Sep 2026
Weekly Update & Information 18th Sept 2026
18 Sep 2026
Weekly Update & Information 11th Sept 2026
11 Sep 2026
Weekly Update & Information 17th July 2026
17 Jul 2026
Weekly Update & Information 10th July 2026
10 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Eureka Primary School.
- SH Active Sports Granville Holiday Camp630m away · Not yet graded
- ClubsComplete at Belmont Primary School930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Eureka Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Eureka Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Eureka Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
106%
Over capacity
148 pupils
140 places
8 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Swadlincote
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Swadlincote
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
23.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
144
Total Pupils
67
Boys
77
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
14.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,558
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,943
Per pupil
£987k
Total funding
£67k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
11.5%
Persistent absence
131
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Eureka Primary School
Questions parents ask about Eureka Primary School
What are SATs results like at Eureka Primary School?
Of the pupils at Eureka Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% reached the expected standard in reading and 61% did so in maths.
What is Eureka Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Eureka Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Eureka Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Eureka Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Eureka Primary School?
Eureka Primary School was full in 2025, at 106% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Eureka Primary School?
Classes at Eureka Primary School average 28.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Eureka Primary School?
Eureka Primary School has around 144 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Eureka Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Eureka Primary School in 2024/25. 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Eureka Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Eureka Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Eureka Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Eureka Primary School: SH Active Sports Granville Holiday Camp (630m away, registered, not yet graded) and ClubsComplete at Belmont Primary School (930m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Eureka Primary School's term dates?
Eureka Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Eureka Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Eureka Primary School?
Eureka Primary School is at Dunsmore Way, Midway, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7LA.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)