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Faith schools in and near Swanley

All 2 faith schools in Swanley, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Swanley

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  1. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley

    Swanley, BR8 7AY · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results above the Swanley faith schools average.

    46 first choices, 45 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Swanley faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Swanley faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    318
    Pupils per teacher
    23.1
    View school St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
  2. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Swanley, BR8 7BU · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Swanley faith schools average.

    31 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1159%

    Swanley faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.3%Swanley faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    279
    Pupils per teacher
    18.2
    View school St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Just outside Swanley

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Swanley.

  1. St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    1.1 miles from Swanley · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Swanley faith schools average, low absence.

    30 first choices, 14 offers made

    Met the standard at 1175%

    Swanley faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Swanley faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    107
    Pupils per teacher
    21.4
    View school St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
  2. St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School

    2.3 miles from Swanley · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Swanley faith schools average, high absence.

    15 first choices, 17 offers made

    Met the standard at 1132%

    Swanley faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.4%Swanley faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    178
    Pupils per teacher
    19.1
    View school St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
  3. Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School

    2.7 miles from Swanley · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Swanley faith schools average.

    45 first choices, 52 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Swanley faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.1%Swanley faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    372
    Pupils per teacher
    21.6
    View school Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School
The big picture

How Swanley's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Swanley

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Swanley

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Swanley have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Swanley, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Swanley, teaching 597 children. 1 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

66.3% of pupils in Swanley faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

28.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,666 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Swanley?
There are 2 faith schools in Swanley, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Swanley?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Swanley on Eduscope are St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley and St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Swanley ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Swanley faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Swanley is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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