St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Sycamore Drive, Swanley, BR8 7AY
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Giovanna McRae
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 118860
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Swanley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 326 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 49 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 77% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 27% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 84% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 82% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 326 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.8% | 21.8% | 326 | — |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley | — | — | — | 318 | 0.0 miles |
| Horizon Primary Academy | 77% | 5.1% | 42.3% | 195 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 49.8% | 279 | 0.4 miles |
| High Firs Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 17.7% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Downsview Community Primary School | 52% | 9.1% | 48.2% | 140 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.78%
- English as an additional language
- 40.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 10.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley0.0 miles
Primary · Swanley
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Horizon Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Swanley
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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Swanley
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High Firs Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swanley
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Downsview Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swanley
Other schools in Swanley
- Downsview Community Primary School Primary
- Hextable Primary School Primary
- High Firs Primary School Primary
- Horizon Primary Academy Primary
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Orchards Academy Secondary
- Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy Academies
- SupaJam Education In Music and Media Other types
- The Annex School House Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley teach?
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Swanley.
- Has St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley?
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley had 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2025.