Swingate Primary School
Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BLUEBELL MAT
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Clarke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- URN
- 152591
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634863778
About this school
Swingate Primary School is a primary academy in Chatham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Swingate Primary School under its current framework. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Swingate Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Before converting it was Swingate Primary School. The history below belongs to that predecessor school, not to the school as it runs today.
Predecessor school: Swingate Primary School (closed August 2026)
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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.
How Swingate Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4% | 6.7% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Lordswood School | 76% | 5.5% | 23.5% | 409 | 0.6 miles |
| Walderslade Primary School | 77% | 5% | 14.9% | 235 | 1.0 miles |
| Tunbury Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 13.1% | 501 | 1.0 miles |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 397 | 1.3 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chatham
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Lordswood School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
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Walderslade Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chatham
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Tunbury Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chatham
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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Chatham
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary
- Lordswood School Primary
- Luton Primary School Primary
- Maundene School Primary
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
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 September 2026.