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The Craylands School

Community school · Swanscombe · DA10 0LP

Ages 4–11 · 414 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.15 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-02-09

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)72%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
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%+)11.7%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
376

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

1.15 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

69

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
154
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill99%

414 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
414
Boys / girls
223 / 191
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
414 / 420 (99%)
Free school meals
33.1%
FSM pupils
137
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
Mr Kris Hiscock

Location

Address
Craylands Lane
Postcode
DA10 0LP
Town
Swanscombe
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
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 Swanscombe, Kent, 414 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 33.1%.

Open schools in Swanscombe
4
Primary schools in Swanscombe
3
Academies among open schools in Swanscombe
50% (2)
Open schools in DA10
6
Primary in DA10
4
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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    • FSM28.0%
    • Demand0.93

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    • FSM26.6%
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  • Bean Primary School

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    • FSM24.0%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Kris Hiscock
Telephone
01322388230
Website
http://www.craylands.kent.sch.uk

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