What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Full 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- 2026 1.9; Medway median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2025 1.9; Medway median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2024 2.2; Medway median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2023 1.7; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2022 1.7; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2021 2.0; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2020 2.2; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 2.3; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2018 2.1; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.2; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 2.4; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Medway median
Dashed bars: as Swingate Primary School (URN 118509), Spinnens Acre Community Junior School (URN 118550), the previous school.
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 * | 90 | 174 | 1.9 | 91 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2025 * | 90 | 174 | 1.9 | 101 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2024 * | 90 | 199 | 2.2 | 94 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2023 * | 83 | 138 | 1.7 | 82 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 * | 87 | 149 | 1.7 | 87 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 77 | 153 | 2.0 | 75 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 * | 90 | 202 | 2.2 | 113 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2019 * | 89 | 200 | 2.3 | 121 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2018 * | 90 | 192 | 2.1 | 100 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2017 * | 90 | 197 | 2.2 | 102 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2016 * | 91 | 200 | 2.2 | 113 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2015 * | 92 | 216 | 2.4 | 106 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2014 * | 90 | 180 | 2.0 | 113 | 1.26 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Swingate Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving2024
- 0.5 km · MedwayNot yet inspected2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20253.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · MedwayRemains Good · improving20244.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · KentGood20231.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place
- 2.2 km · MedwayGood20222.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · MedwayRemains Good20231.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- Good20243.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152591 · 887/2549
- Trust
- The Bluebell MAT
- Capacity
- 630 pupils
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2026
- Replaced
- Swingate Primary School (URN 118509); Spinnens Acre Community Junior School (URN 118550)
- Address
- Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources