Swingate Primary School
Community school · Primary
Chatham · ME5 8TJ · Medway
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 149979
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Chatham · ME5 8PU
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
205
Local authority
Medway
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chatham, Medway, 205 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 9.3%. Religious character: Roman Catholic.
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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Academy sponsor led · Primary
Chatham · ME5 8NN · Medway
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Walderslade Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Chatham · ME5 8BJ · Medway
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Tunbury Primary School
Community school · Primary
Chatham · ME5 9HY · Kent
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Chatham · ME5 0NF · Medway
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Maundene School
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Chatham · ME5 7QB · Medway
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Oaklands School
Academy converter · Primary
Chatham · ME5 0QS · Medway
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Hempstead Junior School
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Ages 7–11
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 149979
Location
- Address
- Lambourn Way, Lordswood
- Postcode
- ME5 8PU
- Town
- Chatham
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Medway
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- Boys / girls
- 96 / 109
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 205 / 210 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
- FSM pupils
- 19
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Governance
- Academy trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
Contact
- Telephone
- 01634669700