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Swingate Primary School

Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ

Local ranking2nd of 73 primary schools in Medway
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues as Swingate Primary School (URN 152591). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
81.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
8.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
93.0%
Writing (Expected)
82.0%
Maths (Expected)
93.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
83.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
110.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
89

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
654
Boys
333 (51%)
Girls
321 (49%)
Capacity
630 (104% full)
SEND
14.4%
FSM Eligible
12.1%
EAL
5.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.8%
SEN Support
13.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
30.6
Budget per Pupil
£5,669/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.1%
  • White Other: 3.4%
  • Black African: 3.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.1%

81.1%

White British

3.4%

White Other

3.4%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
118509
UKPRN
10076224
Establishment No.
2549

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