Hextable Primary School
Rowhill Road, Hextable, Swanley, BR8 7RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzie Hall
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 605
- URN
- 135118
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322663792
About this school
Hextable Primary School is a community primary school in Swanley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 605 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 74% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 72% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Hextable Primary School 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 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 609 |
| 2023/24 | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 614 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hextable Primary School compares
Hextable Primary School ranked 211th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.8% | 20.7% | 605 | — |
| St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 9.9% | 107 | 0.8 miles |
| Joydens Wood Infant School | — | 6.5% | 9.4% | 190 | 0.8 miles |
| Joydens Wood Junior School | 63% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 315 | 0.8 miles |
| Horizon Primary Academy | 77% | 5.1% | 42.3% | 195 | 1.0 miles |
| Wilmington Primary School | 80% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 212 | 1.1 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)
- 20.68%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.81%
- Persistent absence
- 20.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swanley Village
-
Joydens Wood Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Bexley
-
Joydens Wood Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Horizon Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Swanley
-
Wilmington Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Swanley
Hextable Primary School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Swanley.
- Downsview Community 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 Hextable Primary School teach?
- Hextable Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Swanley.
- Who is the headteacher of Hextable Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hextable Primary School is Mrs Suzie Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hextable Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hextable Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hextable Primary School?
- Hextable Primary School has 605 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hextable Primary School full?
- Hextable Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 605 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hextable Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hextable Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hextable Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hextable Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hextable Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hextable Primary School rank locally?
- Hextable Primary School ranked 211th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hextable Primary School's absence rate?
- Hextable Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hextable Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hextable Primary School'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 1 July 2026.