Schools
The first school in the village was founded in 1712 under the will of one Nicholas Godwin. The present-day Swanbourne Church of England School in Winslow Road is a mixed, voluntary aided, primary school with about 30 pupils aged from four to nine. There are plans to resume teaching 9 to 11-year-olds soon. Some functions and staff are shared with Mursley Church of England School and Drayton Parslow Village School.
Swanbourne House is a coeducational infants' and prep school for 400-450 pupils from age three for day pupils and seven for boarders, up to the age of 13. It was founded in 1920.
The private Home Farm Day Nursery is also in Winslow Road.
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