Newington Church of England Primary School

About Newington Church of England Primary School

If you're a parent in Swale weighing up Newington Church of England Primary School, the parent view data offers a strong starting point. Ninety per cent of the 21 respondents who completed the Parent View survey between September 2024 and September 2025 said they would recommend the school. That's a very solid thumbs-up. The school is also clearly popular: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 53 applications for just 28 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. Twenty-three of those applications were first-preference choices, and all 23 were offered a place. On the happiness front, every single parent who responded agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 71 per cent strongly agreed that their child feels safe. The picture is slightly more mixed on behaviour: while 86 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that pupils are well behaved, 10 per cent disagreed and 5 per cent strongly disagreed.

Academically, Newington sits in the bottom half of primary schools nationally and locally. Its key stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 52 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 63 per cent. The school's ranking score of 52 places it 342nd out of 459 similar schools in Kent. In the Swale local authority, it ranks 38th out of 48. Looking at individual subjects, 69 per cent met the expected standard in maths and 68 per cent in writing, but reading was lower at 50 per cent. Only 12 per cent of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds, but the raw attainment figures suggest that families prioritising strong academic outcomes may want to look at higher-performing local options.

The school offers a broad range of facilities and activities that many families will find appealing. There's a forest school, a sensory room, music rooms, an ICT suite, a chapel and playing fields. Clubs include science, film, choir, gardening, drama and chess, while sports on offer are football, rounders, cricket, swimming, dance and cross country. The school also has a nursery provision for children aged two and above. For families with children who have special educational needs, Newington lists provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. However, the Parent View data shows that no parents responded to the question about SEND support, so it's not possible to gauge satisfaction in that area. The school is a Church of England primary with a mixed intake, and it currently has 248 pupils against a capacity of 236, meaning it is slightly over capacity.

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