Crockenhill Primary School, Crockenhill

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our village school was built in 1906, and added to in 2011 to provide a welcoming, happy and safe environment in which our children thrive. We are a one form entry school, with the ability to accommodate 210 pupils from the village and further afield."

Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an admissions event on Monday 30 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Crockenhill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Crockenhill Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Crockenhill Primary School are St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 66% reading, 72% maths); High Firs Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley (1.1 miles); and Horizon Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 81% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Crockenhill Primary School.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Crockenhill Primary School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

6.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 4 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Crockenhill Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Swanley Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seven Acres (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Crockenhill Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.