Alderwasley Hall SchoolSwanwick School and Sports College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Alderwasley Hall School and Swanwick School and Sports College.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Alderwasley Hall School was judged Outstanding and Swanwick School and Sports College was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 8.0 for Alderwasley Hall School and 3.3 for Swanwick School and Sports College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Alderwasley Hall School (10.3 in 2021-22, 8.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at Swanwick School and Sports College (1.2 in 2021-22, 3.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DerbyshireAlderwasley Hall School | AlfretonSwanwick School and Sports College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 5-20 | 5-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 115 | 101 | |
| Capacity | 138 | 100 | |
| Location | Derbyshire, DE56 2SR | Alfreton, DE55 1AR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 8.0 Stronger figure | 3.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 10.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 15.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.47 Stronger figure | 0.31 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 20 | 14 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 118 | 94 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 55.3% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 1.1% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 12.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 24.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Swanwick School and Sports College
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