Swingate Primary School

MedwayCommunity school

Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ

Headteacher: Mrs Mary ClarkeSchool website ↗Pupils: 654 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
89% of first-choice applicants offered a place
81%
Reading, Writing & Maths
89%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
81.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 82%·Maths 93%All three 81%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding65%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected82%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding54%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
90
How many families wanted this school first?
101
How many got their first choice?
90of 101 (89.1%)
How many applied in total?
174

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
21.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
24.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
321 girls, 333 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 87% (2023/24), currently 81%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%6.0%-3.1+1.4-1.9
2016/1766.0%8.0%-1.9+0.3-2.1
2017/1875.0%18.0%+0.8+0.3+2.4
2018/1983.0%19.0%+1.5+2.2+3.1
2022/2383.0%9.0%+4.2+2.3+7.7
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