Welland Road, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire WR8 0EQ
10 reasons to choose Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's Church of England Primary School
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Hanley Swan St Gabriel’s with St Mary’s Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Hanley Swan and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Hanley Swan St Gabriel’s with St Mary’s Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 4 members of Hanley and Upton Educational Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. It is one of the 10 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Worcestershire LEA.
Average class size
Hanley Swan St Gabriel’s with St Mary’s Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 33 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Hanley Swan St Gabriel’s with St Mary’s Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 25% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 34% of schools.
The Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School/outdoor learning to Year 2 and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm though after school clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.
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