Linton Primary School, Swadlincote
Linton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Swadlincote. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 24 schools in Swadlincote with published results, and 8,950th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Linton Primary School in detail
Linton Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope that this will give you flavour of 'life at Linton', but would encourage you to make a visit and find out for yourselves. Linton Primary is a medium sized village school in South Derbyshire. The school occupies a large and attractive site with the main building having been added to over a number of years."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:00pm, from £5.00 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Linton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 67% in maths).
Getting a place at Linton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Linton Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Linton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Linton Primary School are Overseal Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 53% maths); St George's CofE Primary School (1.6 miles, 60% reading, 43% maths); Pennine Way Junior Academy (1.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths); and Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School (1.8 miles, Good).
Linton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Overseal Primary SchoolSt George's CofE Primary SchoolPennine Way Junior AcademyChurch Gresley Infant and Nursery School
What parents say
40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Linton Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).
Who goes there
34.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Linton Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (adjacent), 50 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Linton Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
At Linton Primary School, pupils are proud to follow the 'Linton Law,' to aim high, use good manners and be kind. From the moment they arrive, pupils feel safe and supported. Pupils play a key role in fostering the school's inclusive ethos. One spoke for others in saying: 'Everyone is welcome here, no matter who they are, or where they come from.'
The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils, including children in the early years, benefit from a well-planned curriculum that prepares them effectively for the next stage of their learning. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are included in all aspects of learning.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has developed a coherent and well-sequenced curriculum that supports pupils' learning from the early years through to Year 6. The curriculum builds pupils' knowledge, skills and vocabulary in a logical order. This approach ensures that pupils know and remember more over time.
The early years curriculum provides a strong foundation for children to build essential knowledge and skills. Staff plan meaningful activities that spark children's curiosity. They model vocabulary well. They give children the chance to hear and repeat words and phrases linked to their learning, such as 'jingling and jangling and banging'. Children settle well and develop good routines. When they arrive in the morning, they readily hang up their coats and go straight to an activity. They learn the importance of taking turns and listening carefully.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2019 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
34.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
40 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 51% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Linton Primary School
Term dates
Linton Primary School is a foundation school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Linton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Linton 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
262 pupils
280 places
18 spare places 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(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
19.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
278
Total Pupils
133
Boys
145
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
23.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,901
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,301
Per pupil
£1535k
Total funding
£115k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
12.1%
Persistent absence
224
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Linton Primary School
What are SATs results like at Linton Primary School?
Of the pupils at Linton Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Linton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Linton Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Linton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Linton 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 Linton Primary School?
Linton Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 280 places.
How many pupils go to Linton Primary School?
Linton Primary School has around 278 pupils on roll. 35% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Linton Primary School?
5% of sessions were missed at Linton Primary School in 2024/25. 12.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Linton Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Linton 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.
How many road collisions happen near Linton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Linton Primary School?
Linton Primary School is at Main Street, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6QA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)