Swingate Primary School is a primary school located in Chatham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Sultan Road, Chatham

School Information

Address: Sultan Road, Chatham, ME5 8TJ
Website: www.swingate.medway.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01634863778
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steven Geary
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118509

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 650
Number of Boys: 337
Number of Girls: 313

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 1 to 3.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 2 to 4.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swingate Primary School
Sultan Road , Lordswood ME5 8TJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way , Lordswood ME5 8PU 		3out of 4 552 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane , ME5 8NN 		3out of 4 1,137 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road , Walderslade ME5 8BJ 		3out of 4 1,750 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tunbury Primary School
Tunbury Avenue , Walderslade ME5 9HY 		3out of 4 1,787 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenacre Academy
157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP 		3out of 4 2,590 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE 		2out of 4 2,668 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB 		4out of 4 2,782 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB 		3out of 4 2,782 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB 		4out of 4 3,114 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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