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Swingate Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham ME5 8TJ · swingate.medway.sch.uk · 01634 863778
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Medway 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 630
- Local authority
- Medway
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Trust
- The Bluebell Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 118509)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 91 | 1▲ | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 101 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 94 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 83 | 82 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Medway it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118509)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Swingate Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118509)
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118509), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118509)
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118509)
Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118509)