Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

School Name: Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Address: Blackthorn Road
Town/City: Welwyn Garden City
County: Hertfordshire
Postcode: AL7 3JP
Telephone Number: 01707 339079
Website: http://www.swallowdell.herts.sch.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2002

Headteacher: Mr James Berry
Capacity: 450
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 418 (47% boys & 53% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 28.8%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

URN: 133488
DfE Number: 919/2027
UKPRN: 10069427
UPRN: 10014208872
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Welwyn Hatfield (E07000241)
Constituency: Welwyn Hatfield (E14001573)
Electoral Ward: Howlands (E05011066)

Easting & Northing: 525217E, 212271N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 47' 44.57" N 0° 11' 7.92" W
Plus Code: 9C3XQRW7+7Q

DfE Record: View record

1. Holwell Primary School (0.6km)
2. Ludwick Nursery School (0.7km)
3. Panshanger Primary School (0.8km)
4. Ridgeway Academy (0.9km)
5. Peartree Primary School (0.9km)
6. Watchlytes Primary School (0.9km)
7. Our Lady Catholic Primary School (1.1km)
8. Commonswood Primary & Nursery School (1.3km)
9. James Marks Academy (1.4km)
10. Creswick Academy (1.4km)

Predecessor schools†

• Blackthorn Junior School
• Thumbswood Infant School