Swingate Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Sultan Road
 Lordswood
 Chatham
 Kent ME5 8TJ
Telephone: 01634 863778

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
History: This school arose from Spinnens Acre Community Junior School
Federation: The Bluebell Federation

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Mary Clarke (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Matt Wignell
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 30.6 / 29
Non-teaching Staff*: 41.03
Number of pupils: 654
Pupils Per Teacher: 21.4
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 11.50% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 9.0% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 18.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £3,484,907*
Income Per Pupil: £5,328
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Medway
Constituency: Chatham and Aylesford
Electoral Ward: Lordswood & Walderslade
School Number: 8872549

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th November 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Lordswood School (1.0km) show on map
  3. Walderslade Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  4. Tunbury Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  5. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  6. Maundene School (2.1km) show on map
  7. Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Control... (2.2km) show on map
  8. Oaklands School (2.2km) show on map
  9. Greenacre School (2.3km) show on map
  10. Hempstead Junior School (2.4km) show on map
  11. Hempstead Infant School (2.5km) show on map
  12. PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade (2.5km) show on map
  13. Walderslade School (2.5km) show on map
  14. Bradfields Academy (2.8km) show on map
  15. INSPIRE Free Special School (2.8km) show on map
  16. The Rowans (2.8km) show on map
  17. Kingfisher Community Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  18. Horsted Infant School (2.9km) show on map
  19. Horsted Junior School (2.9km) show on map
  20. Wayfield Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  21. Fairview Community Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  22. Deanwood Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  23. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  24. New Horizons Children's Academy (3.8km) show on map
  25. Bryony School (3.9km) show on map
  26. Holcombe Grammar School (4.0km) show on map
  27. The Victory Academy (4.0km) show on map
  28. Parkwood Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  29. Luton Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  30. Warren Wood Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  31. Burham Church of England Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  32. Chatham Grammar (4.4km) show on map
  33. The Thomas Aveling School (4.5km) show on map
  34. Danecourt School (4.5km) show on map
  35. Greenvale Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  36. Balfour Junior School (4.6km) show on map
  37. Balfour Infant School (4.6km) show on map
  38. Phoenix Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  39. Rainham School for Girls (4.6km) show on map
  40. The Howard School (4.6km) show on map
  41. Sandling Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  42. Crest Infant School (4.8km) show on map
  43. St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles (4.8km) show on map
  44. Blue Skies School (4.9km) show on map
  45. St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  46. Byron Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  47. Miers Court Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  48. All Saints Church of England Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  49. Medway Secure Training Centre (5.0km) show on map
  50. The Robert Napier School (5.0km) show on map
  51. Featherby Junior School (5.0km) show on map
  52. Twydall Primary School and Nursery (5.0km) show on map
  53. New Road Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  54. Delce Academy (5.1km) show on map
  55. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School (5.1km) show on map
  56. St Margaret's Infant School (5.1km) show on map
  57. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service (5.1km) show on map
  58. Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (5.2km) show on map
  59. The Rochester Grammar School (5.2km) show on map
  60. Featherby Infant and Nursery School (5.2km) show on map
  61. St John's Church of England Infant School (5.3km) show on map
  62. Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy (5.3km) show on map
  63. St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School (5.3km) show on map
  64. Will Adams Academy (5.3km) show on map
  65. Rainham Mark Grammar School (5.4km) show on map
  66. Barnsole Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  67. Brompton Academy (5.4km) show on map
  68. The Academy of Woodlands (5.5km) show on map
  69. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School (5.5km) show on map
  70. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  71. St Paul's Infant School (5.6km) show on map
  72. Thames View Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  73. St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  74. St Peter's Infant School (5.6km) show on map
  75. Fort Pitt Grammar School (5.6km) show on map
  76. North Borough Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  77. Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Volunt... (5.7km) show on map
  78. Serenity School Maidstone (5.9km) show on map
  79. School of Science and Technology Maidstone (5.9km) show on map
  80. Leigh Academy Bearsted (5.9km) show on map
  81. Leigh Academy Snowfields (5.9km) show on map
  82. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  83. Sports Connect (6.0km) show on map
  84. Ripplevale School Rochester (6.0km) show on map
  85. Oasis Academy Skinner Street (6.1km) show on map
  86. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  87. Rochester Independent College (6.2km) show on map
  88. Allington Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  89. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Prima... (6.2km) show on map
  90. St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Con... (6.3km) show on map
  91. Medway Green School (6.3km) show on map
  92. Riverside Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  93. Leigh Academy Rainham (6.3km) show on map
  94. Saxon Way Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  95. The Maplesden Noakes School (6.4km) show on map
  96. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (6.4km) show on map
  97. St Andrew's School (Rochester) (6.5km) show on map
  98. Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough (6.6km) show on map
  99. Burnt Oak Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  100. Invicta Grammar School (6.6km) show on map
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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