Voluntary controlled school · Kent

St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
107Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118590URN

School Lane, Swanley Village, BR8 7PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.6per place

3.2 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

79 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

17 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
28 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

5.6applications per place, Reception

3.2 above Kent median (2.4) 3.4 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 14 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 5.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 4.2; Kent median median 2.3
2022 4.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 4.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 4.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.4; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 5.4; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	14	79	5.6	30	2.14
Sep 2025	15	81	5.4	35	2.33
Sep 2024	15	59	3.9	30	2.00
Sep 2023	13	54	4.2	23	1.77
Sep 2022	15	65	4.3	29	1.93
Sep 2021	15	69	4.6	26	1.73
Sep 2020	15	64	4.3	26	1.73
Sep 2019	15	56	3.7	29	1.93
Sep 2018	15	50	3.3	27	1.80
Sep 2017	15	45	3.0	12	0.80
Sep 2016	15	51	3.4	15	1.00
Sep 2015	15	60	4.0	14	0.93
Sep 2014	15	81	5.4	16	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 94% · Maths 75% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	19%	108	104
2023/24	63%	6%	103	100
2022/23	73%	7%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hextable Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Downsview Community Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

2025

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
1.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
Horizon Primary Academy
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
High Firs Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Good2023

3.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Wilmington Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Good2022

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Joydens Wood Infant School
2.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118590 · 886/3010
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 107 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Swanley Village, BR8 7PJ
Local authority: Kent · Sevenoaks

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources