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Swingate Primary School

Community school · Chatham · ME5 8TJ

Ages 3–11 · 662 pupils · Medway

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

87%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.04 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-06-10

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)87%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
112.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
543

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

1.04 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

94

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

88

Total preferences (any rank)
199
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
32
Offers to outside-LA applicants
16

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 fill105%

662 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
662
Boys / girls
347 / 315
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
662 / 630 (105%)
Free school meals
9.4%
FSM pupils
60
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Mary Clarke

Location

Address
Sultan Road, Lordswood
Postcode
ME5 8TJ
Town
Chatham
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
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 3–11, in Chatham, Medway, 662 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.4%.

Open schools in Chatham
34
Primary schools in Chatham
22
Academies among open schools in Chatham
68% (23)
Open schools in ME5
19
Primary in ME5
12
Open schools in Medway LA
117
Primary in Medway LA
76

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in ChathamNear ME5

  • Lordswood School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 8NN · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM22.4%
    • Demand1.12

    0.6 miles away

  • Walderslade Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 8BJ · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.9%
    • Demand1.07

    1.0 miles away

  • Tunbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 9HY · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM12.4%
    • Demand0.98

    1.0 miles away

  • Maundene School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 7QB · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand0.98

    1.4 miles away

  • Oaklands School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 0QS · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM40.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Mary Clarke
Telephone
01634863778
Website
www.swingate.medway.sch.uk/

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