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Swingate Primary School

Medway, ME5 8TJPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
87%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
101 1st-choice / 90 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#517 of 13,686 nationally

About Swingate Primary School

Swingate Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families, with 174 applications for 90 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.93. That means nearly two families applied for every available spot, and the school made 90 offers to first-preference applicants from a total of 101 who put it top of their list. While the Department for Education no longer publishes a formal parent-view survey for this school, the high demand speaks for itself: parents are actively choosing Swingate over other Medway primaries. The school is led by headteacher Mary Clarke and educates 654 pupils aged 3 to 11, slightly above its official capacity of 630. Just 11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average, and the school has no religious character.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSultan Road, Chatham, Medway, ME5 8TJ
HeadteacherMary Clarke
Local AuthorityMedway
Number of Pupils654
Free School Meals (FSM)11.5%
School Capacity654 / 630 (104% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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    Strengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (2 May 2024): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Source: Ofsted, 3 Dec 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Sensory RoomDining HallArt StudiosOutdoor PlaygroundMusic RoomsICT SuiteSports HallPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

GymnasticsDanceFootballCricketRounders

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubChessChoirEco ClubDramaCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Swingate Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.