Swinton Newtown

Summary

Swinton Newtown (E02001162) is part of Salford local authority (view on map). Swinton Newtown has an approximate population of 6,000 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Swinton Newtown neighbours Walkden North East, Clifton, Walkden South, Swinton West, and Swinton Worsley Road.

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  • 20% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Swinton Newtown is the 12th least deprived area in Salford (out of 34) with 45% of children living in low-income families, compared to 50% across Salford and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Swinton Newtown, 29% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 37% in Salford and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Swinton Newtown % in Salford % in England
Eligible for free school meals 29% 37% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 71% 63% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Swinton Newtown, 26% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 25% in Salford, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

20% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Swinton Newtown % in Salford % in England
No special educational needs 75% 75% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 20% 18% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6.0% 7.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Swinton Newtown, 27% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 33% in Salford, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Swinton Newtown % in Salford % in England
White 71% 67% 67%
Asian 5.0% 6.0% 14%
Black 10% 10% 7.0%
Mixed 8.0% 10% 7.0%
Other 3.0% 5.0% 3.0%
Not known 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Swinton Newtown with English as an additional language is 21%, compared with 23% in Salford, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Swinton Newtown % in Salford % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 21% 23% 22%
Known or believed to be English 79% 77% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Swinton Newtown has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Swinton Newtown
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Swinton Newtown, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Swinton Newtown. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

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State-funded schools

Swinton Newtown has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Swinton Newtown
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 2
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Swinton Newtown since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Swinton Newtown has no independent schools.

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