Swingate Primary School
Primary · Chatham · ME5 8TJ
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 2 May 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.swingate.medway.sch.uk/
- URN
- 152591
In figures
We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2025 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 2 May 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)
- Criterion not stated
- 3615.78 m (≈2.25 mi)
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Chatham school admissions · Medway school admissions
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 23.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 16.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 28.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 15.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 46.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 66.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 9.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 24% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 3.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 17.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 7.8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 13.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016056 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £300,000303 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £270,000–£362,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 4an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 11an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 6an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted