# The Swanage School — Swanage, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 4.7/5 from 3 published reviews
- **Principal:** Jenny Maraspin

## Contact

- **Address:** The Swanage School High Street Swanage Dorset
- **Phone:** 01929 500599
- **Website:** http://www.theswanageschool.co.uk/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/swanage/the-swanage-school-14540

## About

The Swanage School is a human scale 11-16 community school that encourages kindness, hard work, and enterprise, and its students learn resilience. The school has a deliberately ambitious target to be among the top tier of Dorset schools, judged by the progress students make and by the percentage of students who leave with five grade 5 to 9 GCSE passes including English and Maths. The school is committed to innovative teaching and learning within a broad, balanced curriculum, enabling outstanding progress.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — Nov 2023
- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Nov 2023
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Nov 2023
- **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Outstanding — Nov 2023
- **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Nov 2023

## Recent parent reviews

- **5/5** — Fantastic supportive environment: My son is in his second year at The Swanage School and we've been blown away by the warmth and support of the staff. The Challenge Days are a highlight and really make learning fun. We've also been impressed with the progress he's made in his academic subjects. *(Jun 2022)*
- **5/5** — Excellent academic results: We're thrilled with the academic progress our daughter has made at The Swanage School. The innovative curriculum and dedicated teaching staff have really helped her to shine. We're confident she'll get the grades she needs to succeed in her future career. *(Mar 2022)*
- **4/5** — Positive experience but some issues: We had a generally positive experience at The Swanage School, with our son making some great friends and enjoying the extracurricular activities. However, we did experience some issues with communication from the school and felt that some of the teachers could have been more supportive at times. *(Oct 2021)*

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