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Hextable Primary School

Community school · Swanley · BR8 7RL

Ages 4–11 · 605 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-11-08

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.9%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
565

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

69

Places offered

75

1st-preference offers

69

Total preferences (any rank)
152
Preferred offers (top 3)
75
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

605 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
605
Boys / girls
319 / 286
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
605 / 630 (96%)
Free school meals
19%
FSM pupils
115
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Suzie Hall

Location

Address
Rowhill Road, Hextable
Postcode
BR8 7RL
Town
Swanley
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Swanley, Kent, 605 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19%.

Open schools in Swanley
10
Primary schools in Swanley
6
Academies among open schools in Swanley
40% (4)
Open schools in BR8
12
Primary in BR8
8
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand0.98

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    • KS253%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM11.7%

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    • KS282%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM41.5%
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  • Wilmington Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM8.0%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Maypole Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    • KS269%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM14.9%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Downsview Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Swanley · BR8 8AU · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM45.7%
    • Demand0.90

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Suzie Hall
Telephone
01322663792
Website
www.hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk/

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