Swallowfield Primary
Community primary school in Milton Keynes (Central Bedfordshire).
Location
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Weathercock Close, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire MK17 8SR Welcome to Swallowfield Primary and Busy Bees Pre-School on behalf of the children, staff and Governors I am delighted to welcome you to the Swallowfield Primary Website. Swallowfield Primary is a values school.
The ethos of our school is based on our values of and this includes good manners, respect, kindness and hard work. We have very high expectations of behaviour at Swallowfield. Our stimulating, exciting curriculum aims to encourage children to develop the skills they need for later life with a very strong focus on the skills of English and Maths.
We track pupils progress very carefully and make sure everyone knows the next steps for learning. Our curriculum also covers much wider areas of learning and we offer numerous enrichment activities such as clubs and visits. We work very hard at Swallowfield but we also believe that learning should be fun.
Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and to develop skills that will make them better learners. We take part in lots of interschool sports such as football, netball, rugby, tennis and athletics and everybody is encouraged to join in and have fun.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
25 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Clubs are fun!
- Catering
- School Clubs
- Wrap Around Care
- Forest School
- School Parliament
- Eco Committee
- House Cup
- Early Years
- Maths
- English
- Science
- History
- Geography
- Religious Education
- P.E.
and 9 more
Key facts
- URN
- 109429
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Guntert | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Foy | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Joe Newman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Stratton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Shani Sigalov | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Aoife Galloway | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Marina Snellenberg | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jamie Thomson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martin Riley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs B Charles Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Drea Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record