Swingate Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 118509
- Address
- Sultan Road, Lordswood, ME5 8TJ
- Website
- www.swingate.medway.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 659 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 83.6%
Mixed 5.7%
African 3.2%
Other White 2.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.2
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsWell above average7.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 83%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Swingate Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 8 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 5 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 89 50 39 |
| Year 1 | 90 44 46 |
| Year 2 | 87 46 41 |
| Year 3 | 89 38 51 |
| Year 4 | 90 52 38 |
| Year 5 | 89 40 49 |
| Year 6 | 90 43 47 |