Welcome to Longborough Primary School
A good school (OFSTED 2017 and SIAMS 2017)
As you explore our website, you will gain some insight into why we believe Longborough Primary is a special place. Please come and visit us and see for yourself what a wonderful school we have.
A warm welcome to our website
I am proud to be the Head of School at Swell. Swell is a small school situated in a beautiful Cotswold village. We have close community links with the village and frequently use the village hall and Church to support our learning.
When choosing Swell School for your child you join our school family and are nurtured and cared for by all of our school staff. The children receive a broad and balanced education. We are lucky to be supported by an outdoor learning teacher and an external sports coach. The children are lucky enough to take part in various federation competitions ranging from poetry to ICT.
If you would like more information about our school please contact our school office via email or phone number.
01451 830707
Mrs Alison Rawlings
Our History
Swell School is federated with Longborough and Cold Aston Schools. The schools remain as three separate schools but share the same head teacher and governing body.The head teacher is able to concentrate on leading both schools, gaining maximum benefit from the unity of federation by sharing resources, expertise and certain staff, but also celebrating the individual uniqueness of the small village school.
Swell School is a small primary school situated in Lower Swell, surrounded by the beautiful Cotswold countryside.Our children are admitted from the village and surrounding area, together with others who have exercised parental choice, preferring our small school environment.The towns of Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Moreton in Marsh and Cheltenham are within easy access.
In February 1851, when over 400 people lived in Nether Swell Parish, the then vicar, Reverend David Royce, expressed a wish to establish a school in the village, offering to pay for the building himself. The present site, formerly that of the old parsonage, was chosen, and Nether Swell (Church of England) Mixed School began life.
Although outwardly the school has retained the same appearance, many changes have taken place internally. In 1998 a second floor was added to the school.This work provided two modern classrooms, a staffroom, office and internal toilets.In 2006 the Infant classroom was completely refurbished and in 2008 a quiet area was added to the playground.
The school is fundamentally a Christian foundation and although now ‘controlled' by Gloucestershire Local Authority and fully funded by them, the Diocese of Gloucester still owns the building and surrounding land.
