Swingate Primary School, Chatham
Swingate Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Chatham, part of The Bluebell MAT.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Medway (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Swingate Primary School in detail
Results
Swingate Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 118509), 93% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Swingate Primary School
Across Medway, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Medway lodged 48 appeals against primary school offers; 37 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (40.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Swingate Primary School are Swingate Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, 87% reading, 84% maths); Lordswood School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 85% maths); and Walderslade Primary School (1 mile, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths).
Swingate Primary SchoolSt Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolLordswood SchoolWalderslade Primary School
The trust
Swingate Primary School is one of 4 schools run by The Bluebell MAT, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, about 3.7 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Copper Tree Walk (adjacent), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 68 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Medway (250).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Swingate Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Swingate Primary School (URN 118509), it was rated Good in November 2014. See Swingate Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Swingate Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118509). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 87% to 82% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Swingate Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Swingate Primary School is in Medway; for families living there:
Apply to Medway for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 5 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Medway is 25 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Swingate Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118509). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 91 | 174 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 90 | 101 | 174 | 1.1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 90 | 94 | 199 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 83 | 82 | 138 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | 149 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 77 | 75 | 153 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 90 | 113 | 202 | 1.3 | 24 |
| 2019 | 89 | 121 | 200 | 1.4 | 35 |
| 2018 | 90 | 100 | 192 | 1.1 | 17 |
| 2017 | 90 | 102 | 197 | 1.1 | 21 |
| 2016 | 91 | 113 | 200 | 1.2 | 27 |
| 2015 | 92 | 106 | 216 | 1.2 | 15 |
| 2014 | 90 | 113 | 180 | 1.3 | 26 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Chatham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chatham
Across Medway council
Places available
3,675
Applications
3,130
Got 1st preference
93.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Medway council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Swingate Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 118509). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.9%
Overall absence
6.1%
Persistent absence
541
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Swingate Primary School
Questions parents ask about Swingate Primary School
Are there exam results for Swingate Primary School?
Swingate Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 118509), 93% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Swingate Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Swingate Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Swingate Primary School (URN 118509), it was rated Good in November 2014.
What is the catchment area for Swingate Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Swingate Primary School is oversubscribed, Medway allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Swingate Primary School?
Apply through Medway's coordinated admissions process, naming Swingate Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Swingate Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 5 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Medway is 25 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Swingate Primary School?
Swingate Primary School is at Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8TJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)