St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Swanley

From the headteacher's welcome: "The Governors, staff and pupils of St Mary's would like to extend a warm welcome to our school. We are extremely proud of our school, and the high standards we achieve. St Mary's is a small school, with an attached Nursery classes, sitting in the St Mary's ward of Swanley."

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 3 December 2026 at 2pm and an open day on Monday 7 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 61% in reading and 45% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are High Firs Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley (0.4 miles); Horizon Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 88% reading, 81% maths); and Crockenhill Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 59% reading, 56% maths).

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

35.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 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 130 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Railway Station (opposite), 20 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 160 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.