Swanwick Hall School, Alfreton

In 2026, pupils at Swanwick Hall School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.61: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37, against 48.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 153 families put Swanwick Hall School as their first choice and 267 named it as one of their preferences, for 159 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Swanwick Hall School are David Nieper Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.2); The Ripley Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.9); Frederick Gent School (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.5); and Selston High School (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1).

Swanwick Hall School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Swanwick Hall School is one of 10 schools run by The Two Counties Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 192 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 59 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 25% into work. 14% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

38.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Alfreton Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Swanwick Hall School (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Swanwick Hall School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Swanwick Hall School issued 428 suspensions, 39.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Swanwick Hall School are Swanwick Primary School (0.4 miles), Somerlea Park Junior School (1.2 miles), Somercotes Infant and Nursery School (1.2 miles) and Riddings Infant and Nursery School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.