The Craylands School
Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, DA10 0LP
414 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 January 2025, published 9 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 76% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 57 | 148 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 62 | 149 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 69 | 154 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 61 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 61 | 133 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 69 | 137 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 69 | 147 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 66 | 151 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Manor Community Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Knockhall Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard 1.2 km · Outstanding (2021) · previous system
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lawn Primary School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Springhead Park Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.