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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME5 8TJSwingate Primary School
Primary

Swingate Primary School

Primary

Medway · Chatham · ME5 8TJ www.swingate.medway.sch.uk/

Pupils
654
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
654
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
654
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Swingate Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
81%
-6pp
87%81%75%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
8%
-1pp
19%14%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
65%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
54%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
654
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ
Local authority
Medway
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%8%93%65%82%8%93%54%84%83%110.0110.0106.014%654
2023/2487%9%93%63%87%12%96%69%85%87%111.0112.0108.015%659
2022/2383%9%90%44%88%11%97%59%88%88%108.0111.0107.0+4.20+2.30+7.7015%659
2018/1983%19%83%36%91%35%93%51%85%74%107.0109.0106.0+1.50+2.20+3.1012%657
2017/1875%18%80%39%82%26%84%42%83%77%107.0107.0105.0+0.80+0.30+2.4012%653
2016/1766%8%76%21%83%22%76%22%82%69%103.0103.0103.0-1.90+0.30-2.1012%672

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2565421.214%6%12%4%6%
2023/2465924.015%6%13%5%10%
2022/2365922.015%4%13%5%13%
2021/2265122.016%4%15%5%9%
2020/2165020.315%4%14%
2018/1965721.812%3%13%4%7%
2017/1865321.112%4%12%4%5%
2016/1767220.712%3%14%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.