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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 May 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley, URN 118860
- 27 June 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley, URN 118860
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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 entry81 applications · 45 places offered · 46 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley (URN 118860), the previous school.
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 | 45 | 81 | 1.8 | 46 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2025 * | 45 | 90 | 2.0 | 49 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2024 * | 45 | 92 | 2.0 | 53 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2023 * | 47 | 81 | 1.7 | 41 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2022 * | 43 | 71 | 1.7 | 41 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 * | 50 | 78 | 1.6 | 44 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2020 * | 50 | 77 | 1.5 | 47 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 * | 45 | 69 | 1.5 | 38 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2018 * | 50 | 73 | 1.5 | 43 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2017 * | 50 | 73 | 1.5 | 45 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 * | 47 | 74 | 1.6 | 42 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2015 * | 50 | 94 | 1.9 | 48 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 * | 47 | 85 | 1.8 | 41 | 0.87 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, SwanleyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.8applications per place
- 0.3 km · KentRemains Good · improving20242.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- Good20222.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · KentGood20233.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Kent20251.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20242.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20255.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · KentRemains Good20231.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · KentGraded · no overall grade202563%met the SATs standard
- 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151498 · 886/5214
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 340 pupils · 318 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley (URN 118860)
- Address
- Sycamore Drive, Swanley, BR8 7AY
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources